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forestall    音标拼音: [fɔrst'ɔl]
vt. 先…一步行动,占先一步,垄断,阻碍

先…一步行动,占先一步,垄断,阻碍

forestall
v 1: 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" [synonym: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose},
{preclude}, {forbid}]
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [synonym:
{anticipate}, {foresee}, {forestall}, {counter}]

Forestall \Fore*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forestalled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Forestalling}.] [OE. forstallen to stop, to
obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying
them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal,
foresteall, prop., a placing one's self before another. See
{Fore}, and {Stall}.]
1. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.
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What need a man forestall his date of grief,
And run to meet what he would most avoid? --Milton.
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2. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something
else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get
ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or
prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in
advance.
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An ugly serpent which forestalled their way.
--Fairfax.
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But evermore those damsels did forestall
Their furious encounter. --Spenser.
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To be forestalled ere we come to fall. --Shak.
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Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge. --Rush.
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3. To deprive; -- with of. [R.]
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All the better; may
This night forestall him of the coming day! --Shak.
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4. (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the
passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods
on the way to market.
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{To forestall the market}, to buy or contract for merchandise
or provision on its way to market, with the intention of
selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons
from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to
persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an
offense at law in England until 1844. --Burrill.

Syn: To anticipate; monopolize; engross.
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95 Moby Thesaurus words for "forestall":
anticipate, avert, bamboozle, bar, beguile, betray, bluff, cajole,
calculate on, cheat on, circumvent, conjure, corner, count on,
debar, deceive, deflect, delay, delude, deter, diddle, discourage,
dishearten, double-cross, dupe, engross, estop, exclude, fend,
fend off, forbid, foreclose, foreglimpse, forerun, foresee,
foretaste, frustrate, gammon, get ahead of, get around, go before,
go off half-cocked, gull, help, hinder, hoax, hocus-pocus, hog,
hornswaggle, humbug, intercept, juggle, jump the gun, keep from,
keep off, let down, look for, look forward to, look out for,
look to, mock, monopolize, obstruct, obviate, outmaneuver,
outreach, outsmart, outwit, overreach, parry, pigeon,
play one false, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put something over,
reckon on, repel, rule out, save, snow, stave off, stop,
string along, take in, take it all, thwart, tie up, trick,
turn aside, two-time, ward, ward off, watch out for,
win the start


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  • FORESTALL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of FORESTALL is to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures How to use forestall in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Forestall
  • FORESTALL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    FORESTALL definition: to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance See examples of forestall used in a sentence
  • FORESTALL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    FORESTALL definition: 1 to prevent something from happening by acting first: 2 to prevent something from happening by… Learn more
  • forestall - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    forestall (third-person singular simple present forestalls, present participle forestalling, simple past and past participle forestalled) (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert
  • Forestall - definition of forestall by The Free Dictionary
    To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand: "rehabilitative care, where the goal is not so much to cure disease as it is to forestall further decline" (George Anders)
  • forestall verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of forestall verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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
  • FORESTALL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations
  • Forestall - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    You can break the word forestall into parts to figure out its meaning The prefix fore is one you've seen in words like forewarn, which means "to warn in advance " And you probably know that stall means "delay " So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way, to try to prevent or put off something you don't want to happen
  • forestall - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police anticipate Business to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold Business to prevent sales at (a fair, market, etc ) by buying up or diverting goods
  • What does forestall mean? - Definitions. net
    Forestall generally refers to the act of preventing or obstructing an event, action, or situation beforehand by taking necessary measures or actions It involves anticipating or predicting a possible occurrence and taking steps to stop it or reduce its impact





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