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- pronunciation:
- for
stawl
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
forestalls, forestalling, forestalled |
| definition 1: |
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand.
The company laid off workers in an attempt to forestall bankruptcy.- synonyms:
- anticipate, avert, prevent, ward off
- similar words:
- circumvent, deter, frustrate, guard against, head off, hinder, obviate, preclude, stave off, thwart, waylay
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| definition 2: |
to be aware of beforehand; get ahead of; anticipate.
- similar words:
- anticipate, foreknow
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| definition 3: |
to manipulate sales of by buying up, diverting, or otherwise causing a scarcity of the merchandise.
- similar words:
- corner, monopolize
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| related words: |
ward |
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| derivations: |
forestaller (n.), forestallment (forestalment) (n.) |
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