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1 forestall
transitive verbzuvorkommen (+ Dat.); (prevent by prior action) vermeiden* * *fore·stall[fɔ:ˈstɔ:l, AM fɔ:rˈ-]vtto \forestall criticism Kritik vorwegnehmen* * *[fOː'stɔːl]vtsb, rival zuvorkommen (+dat); accident, eventuality vorbeugen (+dat); crisis, danger, disaster abwenden; wish, desire im Keim ersticken; objection vorwegnehmen* * *forestall [-ˈstɔːl] v/t1. jemandem, einer Sache zuvorkommen2. einer Sache vorbeugen3. einen Einwand etc vorwegnehmen4. WIRTSCH im Voraus aufkaufen:forestall the market durch Aufkauf den Markt beherrschen* * *transitive verbzuvorkommen (+ Dat.); (prevent by prior action) vermeiden* * *v.verhindern v.
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