Thesaurus: forestall

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1. v. t. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.
2. v. t. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.
3. v. t. To deprive; -- with of.
4. v. t. To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
5. v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
6. v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
7. To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of onhighway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. Toforestall the market, to buy or contract for merchandise or provisionon its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at ahigher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods orprovisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price whenthere. This was an offense at law in England until 1844. Burrill.
8. v:100 v keep from happening or arising; make impossible v act in advance of; deal with ahead of time