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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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preemptive
English
Alternative forms
- preëmptive
- pre-emptive
Etymology
preempt +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?i???mp.t?v/
Adjective
preemptive (comparative more preemptive, superlative most preemptive)
- Of or relating to preemption.
- Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
- (bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.
Derived terms
- preemptive therapy
- preemptive strike
- preemptively
Translations
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