The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.
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Examples for "forestalling"
Examples for "forestalling"
1I don't know exactly where it is, she said, forestalling, Strike's question.
2Convincing them he was asleep was his only hope of forestalling torture.
3Senator Sakai made a sharp gesture with one hand, forestalling Costa's counterattack.
4Recognition that a problem could develop is the first step towards forestalling it.
5I lifted a hand, forestalling whatever Butters was about to say.
1This preclusion of lateral spread puts a strong damper upon evolution within clades.
2They were signs of protection, of the preclusion of demons rather than their calling.
3It operates to preclude the consent of the succeeding generations; and the preclusion of consent is despotism.
4It was a preclusion they shared.
Translations for obviation