"forestall" meaning in All languages combined

See forestall on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /fɔː(r)ˈstɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forestall1.wav [UK] Forms: forestall [canonical], forestalls [third-person, singular], forestalled [past], forestalled [past, participle], forestalling [present, participle]
Etymology: fore- + stall Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|fore|stall}} fore- + stall Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you forestall something, you prevent or delay it by taking precautionary measures. Synonyms: avert
    Sense id: simple-forestall-en-verb-SF~Q4L8A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with fore-
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