FORESTALL
\fɔːstˈɔːl], \fɔːstˈɔːl], \f_ɔː_s_t_ˈɔː_l]\
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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.
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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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To deprive; - with of.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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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To deprive; - with of.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To take too early action regarding something; to anticipate: to take possession of in advance of something or somebody else; to hinder by pre-occupation or prevention; to influence before the means or the opportunity for a right opinion or judgment: in law, to obstruct or stop up, as a way; to intercept on the road.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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