forestall

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verb

1. keep from happening or arising;
make impossible (Freq. 4)
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
• Syn:
prevent, foreclose, preclude, forbid
• Derivationally related forms:
preclusion (for: preclude), forestalling, preventive (for: prevent), preventative (for: prevent)
• Hyponyms:
save, make unnecessary, debar, forefend, forfend,
obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off, obstruct, blockade, block, hinder,
stymie, stymy, embarrass, thwart, queer, spoil,
scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk,
stop, halt, kibosh
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. act in advance of;
deal with ahead of time
• Syn:
anticipate, foresee, counter
• Derivationally related forms:
forestalling, anticipatory (for: anticipate), anticipator (for: anticipate)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  anticipate, foresee, counter, prevent, foreclose, preclude, forbid