forestalled

/F AO0 R S T AA1 L D/

verb

1
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
“Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.”
2
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
3
To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
5
To deprive (with of).
6
To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

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