forestall
21forestall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. thwart, prevent. See hindrance, earliness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hinder] Syn. thwart, prevent, avert; see hinder , prevent . 2. [To anticipate] Syn. provide against, be ready for, get ahead of; …
22forestall — v. thwart, frustrate; prevent, ward off; act in advance, anticipate …
23forestall — [fɔ: stɔ:l] verb prevent or obstruct (something anticipated) by taking advance action. ↘anticipate and prevent the action of. ↘historical buy up (goods) before they come to market to profit from an enhanced price. Derivatives forestaller noun… …
24forestall — v. a. 1. Shut off, preclude, prevent, hinder (by prior influences). 2. Anticipate, foretaste, antedate, take in advance. 3. Engross, monopolize, regrate, get exclusive possession of (in order to enhance prices) …
25forestall — v 1. preclude, prevent, hinder, thwart, frustrate; obviate, intercept, obstruct, sidetrack, avert, ward off, stave off, fend off, parry, divert, avoid; nip in the bud, squelch in its infancy. 2. anticipate, be beforehand, get ahead of, steal a… …
26forestall — fore·stall …
27forestall — [fɔːˈstɔːl] verb [T] to do something to prevent something from happening …
28forestall — fore•stall [[t]foʊrˈstɔl, fɔr [/t]] v. t. 1) to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance 2) to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate 3) bus to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold • Etymology:… …
29forestall — In old English law, to intercept or obstruct a passenger on the king s highway. To beset the way of a tenant so as to prevent his coming on the premises. 3 Bl.Comm. 170. To intercept a deer on his way to the forest before he can regain it …
30forestall — In old English law, to intercept or obstruct a passenger on the king s highway. To beset the way of a tenant so as to prevent his coming on the premises. 3 Bl.Comm. 170. To intercept a deer on his way to the forest before he can regain it …
