forestalled
Meaning of forestalled
- prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.
they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence
Old English foresteall ‘an ambush’ (see fore- and stall). As a verb the earliest sense (Middle English) was ‘intercept and buy up goods before they reach the market, so as to raise the price’ (formerly an offence).
Information about forestalled
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of forestalled
fore-stalled
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- forestalled is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
forestalled synonyms
Meaning guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared:
Meaning oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully:
Meaning prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled:
Meaning prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:
Meaning prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence):
Meaning prevent from happening; make impossible:
Meaning remove (a need or difficulty):
Meaning keep (something) from happening:
Meaning obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination:
Meaning examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning (in various sports) impede (a player in the opposing team) in a manner which constitutes an offence:
Words that rhyme with forestalled
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