forestall Definition

prevent, preclude, foresee, counter, anticipate, forbid, foreclose, avert, thwart, preempt, avoid, counteract, deter, avoiding, impede, preventing, hinder, halt, frustrate, stop, warn, escape, demoralize, delay, foil, abort, prejudge, predict, preventive, prevention, anticipated, outstrip, outpace, pre-empt, obviate, mitigate, hasten, ameliorate, precipitate, lessen, quell, curtail, alleviate, stymie, exacerbate, dissuade, allay, presage, portend, foreshadow, necessitate, scupper, fend, provoke, stem, squelch, minimize, instigate, discourage, prolong, curb, insulate, prompt, induce, scuttle, defuse, stanch, quash, remedy, spur, heighten, aggravate, derail, occasioned, negate, undermine, undo, engender, assuage, restrain, protract, foment, safeguard, circumvent, nullify, sidestep, neutralize, palliate, cripple, complicate, resist, reduce, facilitate, dampen, stoke, forebode, buttress, stifle, inhibit, legitimize,