forestall

forestall has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• v. t.. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.
• v. t.. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.
• v. t.. To deprive; -- with of.
• v. t.. To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
• v.. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
• v.. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time