forestall
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate.
to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold.
to prevent sales at (a fair, market, etc.) by buying up or diverting goods.
Origin of forestall
1Other words for forestall
Other words from forestall
- fore·stall·er, noun
- fore·stall·ment, forestalment, noun
- un·fore·stalled, adjective
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How to use forestall in a sentence
Should it pass, the U.S. would have a real budget for the next two years while forestalling any possibility of a shutdown.
With the Ryan-Murray Deal, Washington Stops Hurting the Economy | Daniel Gross | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe one thing to do was to travel at speed, forestalling possible interference from Hank and Spang by getting well ahead of them.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsBeza, not apparently without good reason, blamed the improvidence of Cond in not forestalling the enemy.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdAs a forestalling of judgment on what is yet to be demonstrated, the word "medium" is a wholly improper term.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionWhen in Florence he made a bonfire of evil books and vanities, thus forestalling one of Savonarola's great revolutionary acts.
Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe Collins
He would ask Batoche's opinion about staying away from it altogether, thus forestalling banishment.
The Bastonnais | John Lesperance
British Dictionary definitions for forestall
/ (fɔːˈstɔːl) /
to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand
to anticipate
to prevent or hinder sales at (a market, etc) by buying up merchandise in advance, etc
to buy up (merchandise) for profitable resale: Compare corner (def. 21)
Origin of forestall
1Derived forms of forestall
- forestaller, noun
- forestalment or esp US forestallment, noun
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