forestall

tr.v., -stalled, -stall·ing, -stalls.

1. To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand. See synonyms at prevent.
2. To deal with or think of beforehand; anticipate.
3. To prevent or hinder normal sales in (a market) by buying up merchandise, discouraging persons from bringing their goods to market, or encouraging an increase in prices in goods already on sale.

[Middle English forestallen, to waylay and rob, from forestal, highway robbery, ambush, from Old English foresteall : fore-, fore- + steall, position.]

forestaller fore·stall'er n.
forestallment fore·stall'ment n.

verb

To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off). Idioms: nip in the bud. See allow/prevent.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing
  Synonyms: prevent, foreclose, preclude, forbid

Meaning #2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  Synonyms: anticipate, foresee, counter

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - foregribe, komme i forkøbet, drive vareåger, hindre med magt

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorkomen, anticiperen, vóór zijn, prijzen hoger maken (door opkopen)

Français (French)
v. tr. - empêcher (qch), prévenir qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - zuvorkommen, vorbeugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προλαμβάνω, ματαιώνω ή αποτρέπω (με προληπτικά μέτρα)

Italiano (Italian)
prevenire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - antecipar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
опережать, предупреждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - prevenir, anticiparse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förekomma, möta på halva vägen, köpa upp (i spekulationssyfte)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抢先行动以破坏, 先发制

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 搶先行動以破壞, 先發制

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 선수를 치다, ~을 매점하다, ~에 앞서다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 先んずる, 出し抜く, 買い占める, 先回りをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحبط , يحتكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקדים, סיכל, מנע, צפה מראש פעולה‬

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