forestalled; forestalling; forestalls
Definition of forestall
1 : to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices
forestalling the wheat harvest and selling it at three times its cost— G. B. Shaw
4 : to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures
Negotiations failed to forestall the conflict.
5 : to get ahead of : anticipate detailed explanations intended to forestall questions
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The first known use of forestall was before the 12th century
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