forestalled

Meanings

• verb

  Prevented or hindered before it occurs; forestalled an attack.

  - "By increasing security measures, the company was able to forestall any potential theft."
  - "The early warning system helped forestall a disaster."

• verb

  Make an arrangement beforehand to buy or sell something at a future date and price.

  - "Investors often forestall commodities to protect against price fluctuations."
  - "The real estate agent helped us forestall a house before it went on the market."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with forestalled
stalled , malled , callaled

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Variants

List of all variants of forestalled that leads to same result
forestall , forestalled , forestaller , forestallers , forestalling , forestallment , forestallments , forestalls

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to intercept or seize beforehand', from the Old French 'forestaller' meaning 'to supply beforehand'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'forestalled' is often used in the context of financial markets and investments.

2. The longest word that can be spelled using the letters in 'forestalled' is 'unforeseen'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Prevention: The act of stopping something from happening before it occurs.

2. Forecasting: The prediction of future events based on available data.

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Culture

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In literature, 'forestalled' has been used to describe the prevention of events or actions, such as in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' where Macbeth is warned of his impending doom. In music, there is a band named 'Forestalled' that plays a mix of folk, blues, and rock.

How to Memorize "forestalled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'forestalled' as a tree that is being stopped or prevented from growing before it reaches its full height.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'forestalled' with the idea of prevention or interception.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Forestalled: Forests Allowed to Live' to help remember the definition.

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