forestall 音标拼音: [fɔrst'ɔl]
vt . 先…一步行动,占先一步,垄断,阻碍
先…一步行动,占先一步,垄断,阻碍
forestall v 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
prevent }, {
forestall }, {
foreclose },
{
preclude }, {
forbid }]
2 :
act in advance of ;
deal with ahead of time [
synonym :
{
anticipate }, {
foresee }, {
forestall }, {
counter }]
Forestall \
Fore *
stall "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Forestalled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Forestalling }.] [
OE .
forstallen to stop ,
to obstruct ;
to stop (
goods )
on the way to the market by buying them beforehand ,
from forstal obstruction ,
AS .
forsteal ,
foresteall ,
prop .,
a placing one '
s self before another .
See {
Fore },
and {
Stall }.]
1 .
To take beforehand ,
or in advance ;
to anticipate .
[
1913 Webster ]
What need a man forestall his date of grief ,
And run to meet what he would most avoid ? --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
An ugly serpent which forestalled their way .
--
Fairfax .
[
1913 Webster ]
But evermore those damsels did forestall Their furious encounter . --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
To be forestalled ere we come to fall . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge . --
Rush .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To deprive ; --
with of . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
All the better ;
may This night forestall him of the coming day ! --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Eng .
Law )
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
To forestall the market },
to buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market ,
with the intention of selling it again at a higher price ;
to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there ;
or to persuade them to enhance the price when there .
This was an offense at law in England until 1844 . --
Burrill .
Syn :
To anticipate ;
monopolize ;
engross .
[
1913 Webster ]
95 Moby Thesaurus words for "
forestall ":
anticipate ,
avert ,
bamboozle ,
bar ,
beguile ,
betray ,
bluff ,
cajole ,
calculate on ,
cheat on ,
circumvent ,
conjure ,
corner ,
count on ,
debar ,
deceive ,
deflect ,
delay ,
delude ,
deter ,
diddle ,
discourage ,
dishearten ,
double -
cross ,
dupe ,
engross ,
estop ,
exclude ,
fend ,
fend off ,
forbid ,
foreclose ,
foreglimpse ,
forerun ,
foresee ,
foretaste ,
frustrate ,
gammon ,
get ahead of ,
get around ,
go before ,
go off half -
cocked ,
gull ,
help ,
hinder ,
hoax ,
hocus -
pocus ,
hog ,
hornswaggle ,
humbug ,
intercept ,
juggle ,
jump the gun ,
keep from ,
keep off ,
let down ,
look for ,
look forward to ,
look out for ,
look to ,
mock ,
monopolize ,
obstruct ,
obviate ,
outmaneuver ,
outreach ,
outsmart ,
outwit ,
overreach ,
parry ,
pigeon ,
play one false ,
preclude ,
prevent ,
prohibit ,
put something over ,
reckon on ,
repel ,
rule out ,
save ,
snow ,
stave off ,
stop ,
string along ,
take in ,
take it all ,
thwart ,
tie up ,
trick ,
turn aside ,
two -
time ,
ward ,
ward off ,
watch out for ,
win the start
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