forestall
11forestall — fore|stall [fo:ˈsto:l US fo:rˈsto:l] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: foresteallan to put in front, ambush ] to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first ▪ a measure intended to… …
12forestall — fore|stall [ fɔr stɔl ] verb transitive to prevent something from happening by saying or doing something before it can happen: It s hoped that the bank s measure will forestall a return to high inflation …
13forestall — verb (T) to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first: Gero urged reforms in order to forestall trouble …
14forestall — verb they were unable to forestall Roosevelt s reelection Syn: preempt, get in before; anticipate, second guess; nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, foil, stave off, ward off, fend off, avert, preclude, obviate, prevent; informal beat someone to… …
15forestall — /fɔˈstɔl / (say faw stawl) verb (t) 1. to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance; take measures concerning or deal with (a thing) in advance: *He made Hamilton take two tablets to forestall the pain he assured him was imminent –c.j. koch …
16forestall — To prevent something by anticipating it and taking obstructive tactics against it. To forestall the market. See forestalling the market …
17forestall — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from forstall act of waylaying, from Old English foresteall, from fore + steall position, stall Date: before 12th century 1. to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading …
18forestall — verb /fɔɹˈstɔl/ a) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert. Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action. b) To …
19Forestall — Recorded in the apparent spellings of Forstall, Forestal, Forrestal, and Forestel, this rare surname is probably of pre 10th century French origins, but may be a combination of French and English. As Forestel it is recorded in Riestapt s heraldic …
20forestall — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, bamboozle, bar, beguile, betray, bluff, cajole, calculate on, cheat on, circumvent, conjure, corner, count on, debar, deceive, deflect, delay, delude, deter, diddle, discourage, dishearten, double… …
