Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - forestall
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Forestall
forestall
transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from forstall act of waylaying, from Old English foresteall, from fore- + steall position, stall Date: before 12th century 1. to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices 2. archaic intercept 3. obsolete obstruct, beset 4. to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures 5. to get ahead of ; anticipate Synonyms: see prevent • ~er noun • ~ment noun
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1.
v.tr. 1 act in advance of in order to prevent. 2 anticipate (the action of another, or an event). 3 anticipate the action of. 4 deal with beforehand. 5 hist. buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price. Derivatives forestaller n. forestalment n. Etymology: ME in sense 5: cf. AL forestallare f. OE foresteall an ambush (as FORE-, STALL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
3.
1. предупреждать to forestall disaster —- предупредить несчастье 2. предвосхищать, опережать 3. скупать товары или препятствовать их поступлению на рынок с целью повышения цен ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
v. 1) предупреждать, предвосхищать; опережать, забегать вперед 2) скупать товары или препятствовать их поступлению на рынок с целью повышения цен Syn: see prevent ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(forestalls, forestalling, forestalled) If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations. = stop VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ v to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first (Gero urged reforms in order to forestall trouble.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- O.E. foresteall, from fore "before" + steall "standing position" (see stall (1)). Originally "an ambush, waylay." Modern sense is from 1585. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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