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forestall::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anticipate, counter, foresee |
| Type of | move, act |
| Derivation | forestalling |
forestall::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent |
| Has types | avoid, baffle, bilk, block, blockade, cross, debar, deflect, embarrass, fend off, foil, forefend, forfend, frustrate, halt, head off, hinder, inhibit, kibosh, make unnecessary, obstruct, obviate, queer, save, scotch, spoil, stave off, stop, stymie, stymy, thwart, ward off, avert |
| Derivation | forestalling |
Examples of forestall
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Federal authorities moved quickly to forestall any challenges to the succession.
From the denverpost.com
Then they have to borrow, borrow, and borrow some more to forestall foreclosure.
From the businessweek.com
A farmhouse sink is set into marble, rather than wood, to forestall water damage.
From the sfgate.com
American policymakers also have tools to cushion-if not forestall-the downturn.
From the economist.com
But the main reason for action this week was to forestall financial-market panic.
From the economist.com
She said doctors are hoping to forestall a transplant or use another treatment.
From the chron.com
The University of Tehran was closed to forestall embarrassing signs of protest.
From the time.com
If he was hoping to forestall right wing criticism of the plan, it didn't work.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Embalming slows decomposition somewhat, but does not forestall it indefinitely.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Prevent: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
- Anticipate: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- (forestalling) obviation: the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
- Engrossing, forestalling and regrating were marketing offences in English common law. The terms were used to describe unacceptable methods of influencing the market, sometimes by creating a local monopoly for a certain good, usually food. ...
- To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert; To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible; To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price
- (Forestalling) Avoiding or averting
- (Forestalling) If you foul and your opponent does not stop play before your next stroke to claim a misplay, no penalty is assessed, and the foul is said to be forestalled.
- When one player commits a foul and their opponent continues to play and does not stop to declare a foul has taken place, then the foul is forfeited.
- (v): to prevent by acting first
