| Forestall (forestall) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Fore*stall" |
| [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 forsta |
To take
beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.
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.
To deprive; -- with of.
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.
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