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forestall definition
forestall |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forestall 1 of 2 senses of forestall Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, 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, block, kibosh Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forestall 1 of 2 senses of forestall Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => stonewall => filibuster => check => hang => bottleneck => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck => stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Entailment of verb forestall Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb forestall 2 senses of forestall Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 2 anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter => act move Familiarity of verb forestall forestall used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb forestall Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 2 anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter => act move -------------- Grep of noun forestall forestalling Overview of verb forestall The verb forestall has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") 2. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter -- (act in advance of deal with ahead of time) Overview of verb forestall The verb forestall has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") 2. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter -- (act in advance of deal with ahead of time)
forestall definition
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