forestall

/fɔːstˈɔːl/

/fɔɹˈstɔɫ/

to forestall

MAIN VERB

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

synonyms : forbid

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

synonyms : anticipate

Examples

1. But could any of this diplomacy forestall a Russian invasion?

2. Little prayer of forestalling an inevitable third championship for this dominant star-studded day one WNBA dynasty.

3. Physical linkage of quantum circuits is necessary to forestall decoherence to useful time frames.

4. Let's stop fascism in Spain and forestall a second World War.