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/fôrˈstôl/,
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forestalled, past participle; forestalled, past tense; forestalls, 3rd person singular present; forestalling, present participle;
  1. Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time
    • - vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging
  2. Act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something
    • - she started to rise, but Erica forestalled her and got the telephone
  3. Buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price

  1. 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"
  2. anticipate: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  3. (forestalling) obviation: the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
  4. 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. ...
  5. 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
  6. (Forestalling) Avoiding or averting
  7. (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.
  8. anticiparse a algo, impidiéndolo; prevenir
  9. 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.
  10. (v): to prevent by acting first
  11. to prevent or delay; anticipate