forestalled in English
verb
1
prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.
vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging
synonyms:preemptget in beforeanticipatesecond-guessnip in the budthwartfrustratefoilstave offward offfend offavertprecludeobviatepreventbeat someone to it
verb
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1. 20 Mosquito breeding can be forestalled by killing the insect at its adult or and larval pupal stages.
2. Constantine also sought assistance from his brothers in Morea, but any help was forestalled by an Ottoman invasion of the peninsula in 1452, executed to tie down the soldiers there.
3. The concept of Avertive apocalypticism describes a wide range of beliefs that predict imminent worldly destruction and maintains that apocalypse may be averted or forestalled if believers engage in specific spiritual or ritual actions