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forestall

/ forestall /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
Kinds of:
save make unnecessary debar obviate deflect
Derived:
obviation forestalling preclusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Type of:
act move
Derived:
obviation forestalling preclusion anticipator anticipant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
41%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
1
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save make unnecessary debar obviate deflect act move