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forestall
English
Etymology 1
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??(?)?st??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
Verb
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.
- Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
- (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
- In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
- (archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
- To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 26
- She insisted on doing her share of the offices needful to the sick. She arranged his bed so that it was possible to change the sheet without disturbing him. She washed him. […] She did not speak to him much, but she was quick to forestall his wants.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 26
- To deprive (with of).
- (Britain, law) 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.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
- forestaller
- forestalment
- forestallment
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English forstal, from Old English foresteall (“an intervention, hindrance (of justice), ambush, assault, offence of waylaying on the highway, fine for such an offence, resistance, opposition”), equivalent to fore- +? stall.
Alternative forms
- foresteal, forsteal, forestal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f??(?).st??l/
Noun
forestall (plural forestalls)
- (obsolete or historical) An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
- Something situated or placed in front.
Anagrams
- fellators
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absorb
English
Etymology
From Middle French absorber, from Old French assorbir, from Latin absorbe? (“swallow up”), from ab- (“from”) +? sorbe? (“suck in, swallow”). Compare French absorber.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?z??b/, /?b?s??b/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æb?s??b/, /æb?z??b/, /?b?s??b/, /?b?z??b/
- Rhymes: -??(r)b
- Hyphenation: ab?sorb
Verb
absorb (third-person singular simple present absorbs, present participle absorbing, simple past and past participle absorbed or (archaic) absorpt)
- (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
- 1782, William Cowper, On Observing some Names of Little Note
- Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all.
- 1782, William Cowper, On Observing some Names of Little Note
- (transitive, obsolete) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up. [Attested from the late 15th century until the late 18th century.]
- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
- (transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it, as[first attested in the early 18th century.]
- (transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
- (transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
- (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully. [first attested in the late 18th century.]
- 1904, Kazimierz Waliszewski, translated by Lady Mary Loyd, Ivan the Terrible Part 2 Chapter 3
- Livonian affairs held him tight, and were to absorb him for many a year.
- 1904, Kazimierz Waliszewski, translated by Lady Mary Loyd, Ivan the Terrible Part 2 Chapter 3
- (transitive) To occupy or consume time. [first attested in the mid 19th century.]
- (transitive) Assimilate mentally. [first attested in the late 19th century.]
- (transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
- (transitive) To defray the costs.
- (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to include so that it no longer has separate existence): assimilate, engulf, incorporate, swallow up, overwhelm
- (to suck up or drink in): draw, drink in, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, steep, take in, take up
- (to consume completely): use up
- (to occupy fully): engage, engross, immerse, monopolize, occupy
- (finance: to assume or pay for): assume, bear, pay for, take in
Antonyms
- (physics: to take up by chemical or physical action): emit
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- adsorb
Further reading
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002) , “absorb”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 9
Anagrams
- Brabos, bobars, robabs
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ab?sorb]
Verb
absorb
- first-person singular present indicative of absorbi
- third-person plural present indicative of absorbi
- first-person singular present subjunctive of absorbi
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