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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 |
adverb + (v.)forestall
thus
(v.)forestall
+ noun
accident,
action,
attack,
challenge,
climate,
closure,
collapse,
confrontation,
crisis,
damage,
death,
decline,
demand,
development,
disaster,
discussion,
fate,
inflation,
invasion,
lawsuit,
legislation,
loss,
move,
possibility,
pressure,
protest,
regulation,
rise,
speech,
threat,
trouble,
unrest
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| derivations: |
forestaller (n.), forestallment (forestalment) (n.) |
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