[VN] (written) to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth by doing sth first:
Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems. * Any plans for a peaceful settlement were forestalled by the intervention of the army.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, forestall is tagged as verb.
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