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Definition of Forestall
Fore`stall´ | v. t. | 1. | To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate. | | 2. | To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance. | | 3. | To deprive; - with of. | | 4. | (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. |
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