- forestalment
- forestallˈing or forestalˈment noun• • •Main Entry: ↑fore-
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forestalment — forestall ► VERB 1) prevent or obstruct (something anticipated) by taking advance action. 2) anticipate and prevent the action of. DERIVATIVES forestaller noun forestalment noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «an ambush» … English terms dictionary
Climate change mitigation — Fossil fuel related CO2 emissions compared to five of IPCC s emissions scenarios. The dips are related to global recessions. Data from IPCC SRES scenarios; … Wikipedia
forestall — forestaller, n. forestallment, forestalment, n. /fohr stawl , fawr /, v.t. 1. to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police. 2. to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate. 3. to buy up (goods) … Universalium
forestall — [fɔ: stɔ:l] verb prevent or obstruct (something anticipated) by taking advance action. ↘anticipate and prevent the action of. ↘historical buy up (goods) before they come to market to profit from an enhanced price. Derivatives forestaller noun… … English new terms dictionary
forestall — /fɔˈstɔl / (say faw stawl) verb (t) 1. to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance; take measures concerning or deal with (a thing) in advance: *He made Hamilton take two tablets to forestall the pain he assured him was imminent –c.j. koch …
forestall — ► VERB 1) prevent or obstruct (something anticipated) by taking advance action. 2) anticipate and prevent the action of. DERIVATIVES forestaller noun forestalment noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «an ambush» … English terms dictionary
forestaller — forestall ► VERB 1) prevent or obstruct (something anticipated) by taking advance action. 2) anticipate and prevent the action of. DERIVATIVES forestaller noun forestalment noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «an ambush» … English terms dictionary
forestall — v.tr. 1 act in advance of in order to prevent. 2 anticipate (the action of another, or an event). 3 anticipate the action of. 4 deal with beforehand. 5 hist. buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price. Derivatives: forestaller n.… … Useful english dictionary
