- prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid - keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun forestalling1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter - act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
--2 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun forestalling1
Somebody ----s something