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forestall

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

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keep from happening or arising

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

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Variants

6 surface forms

synonym: counterforbid
pasttense: forestalled
presentparticiple: forestalling
thirdpersonsingular: forestalls
pastparticiple: forestalled

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