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forestall

verbid 9612·updated Jun 3, 2026
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keep from happening or arising

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Variants

synonym
counterforbid
pasttense
forestalled
presentparticiple
forestalling
thirdpersonsingular
forestalls
pastparticiple
forestalled

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
keep from happening or arising
§2
act in advance of
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
keep from happening or arising
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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