forestall meaning
EN
[fɔː(r)ˈstɔːl] [-ɔːl] [ˈfɔː(r).stɔːl] - NounPLforestallsPREfore-SUF-all
- VerbSGforestallsPRforestallingPT, PPforestalled
- (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
- (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
- In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
- (archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
- To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
- To deprive (with of).
- (Britain, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
- (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
Definition of forestall in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Morphemes
- Prefixes
- Words by prefix
- Words prefixed with fore-
- Words prefixed with fore-
- Words by prefix
- Prefixes
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Morphemes
- en forestalls
- en forestalled
- en forestaller
- en forestallers
- en forestallest
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "forestall" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.