noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who forestalls.
2. 2
   the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of forestall form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

obviationabbrochmentagapeagogall agoganticipant

Etymology

Etymology 1

From forestall + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English forstallyng, forstallynge, equivalent to forestall + -ing.

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