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forestall

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  1. prevent               
 
fore.stall \fo-r-'sto.l, fo.r-\ \-'sto.l-m*nt\ vt [ME forstallen, fr. 
   forstall act of waylaying, fr. OE foresteall], fr. fore- + steall position, 
   stall archaic  1: INTERCEPT  2: to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior 
   occupation or measures  3: to get ahead of : ANTICIPATE  obs  4: OBSTRUCT, 
   BESET  5: to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or 
   by per suading persons to raise prices - fore.stall.er n