Толковый словарь английского языка - forestall

transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from forstall act of waylaying, from Old English foresteall, from fore+ steall position, stall Date: before 12th century to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices, intercept, obstruct, beset, to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures, to get ahead of ; anticipate, see: prevent ~er noun ~ment noun