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- DictionaryFore·stall/fərˈstôl/
verb
- 1. prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time: "vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging"
to prevent something from happening by acting first: The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting union leaders to meet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preventing and impeding. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably. bar. bottleneck. derail. fireproof. hang. have someone/something hanging round your neck idiom. head off.
1. to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance. 2. to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate. 3. to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold. [1350–1400; Middle English, v. derivative of forstalle, Old English foresteall intervention (to defeat justice), waylaying.
Definitions of forestall. verb. keep from happening or arising; make impossible. synonyms: forbid, foreclose, preclude, preempt, prevent. see more. verb. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. synonyms: anticipate, counter, foresee. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Forestall."
Nov 16, 2023 · ( transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert . Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action. ( transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible. In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
5 days ago · forestall in American English. (fɔrˈstɔl ) verb transitive. 1. to prevent or hinder by doing something ahead of time. 2. to act in advance of; get ahead of; anticipate. 3. to interfere with the trading in (a market) by buying up goods in advance, getting sellers to raise prices, etc.
forestall something/somebody to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something by doing something first. Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems. Any plans for a peaceful settlement were forestalled by the intervention of the army.
See synonyms for forestall on Thesaurus.com. verb (used with object) 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.
