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Definition of forestall

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Forestall (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..

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Forestall :: Forestall (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..

Forestalling :: Forestalling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forestal.

Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To forestall; to anticipitate. Havin.

Engrosser :: Engrosser (n.) One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.

Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To deprive; -- with of.

Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.

Forestaller :: Forestaller (n.) One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market..

Forestall :: Forestall (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..

Interlope :: Interlope (v. i.) To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.

Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate..

Forstall :: Forstall (v. t.) To forestall.

Haggler :: Haggler (n.) One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets.

Forestalled :: Forestalled (imp. & p. p.) of Forestal.