forestall
verbEtymology
From Middle English forestallen (“to forestall, intercept, ambush, way-lay”), from forestalle (“a forestalling, interception”), from Old English foresteall (“intervention, hindrance of justice, ambush”), from fore- (“ahead of, before”) + steall (“position”), equivalent to fore- + stall.
- inherited from foresteall
- inherited from forestallen
Definitions
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
- In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a…
To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
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To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
- What need a man forestall his date of grief, / And run to meet what he would most avoid?
To deprive (with of).
- All the better; may / This night forestall him of the coming day!
To obstruct or stop up, as a road
To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
An ambush
An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
Something situated or placed in front.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at forestall. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at forestall. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at forestall
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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