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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Forstall"

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Word	Definition
fore-slowverb	Alternative form of forslow. [(transitive) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.]
foreletverb	Obsolete form of forlet. [(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal) To abandon; give up; leave; leave behind; forsake; desert; neglect.]
forbeareverb	Archaic spelling of forbear. [(transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.]
witholdverb	Obsolete spelling of withhold. [(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.]
befalverb	Obsolete form of befall. [(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake.]
guardenoun	Obsolete form of guard. [A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.]
præcludeverb	Obsolete spelling of preclude. [(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.]
fore-giveverb	(obsolete) to have a foreboding; to anticipate or predict
fearenoun	Obsolete spelling of fear. [(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.]
præludenoun	Obsolete spelling of prelude. [An introductory or preliminary performance or event.]
præcedeverb	Obsolete spelling of precede. [(transitive) To go before, go in front of.]
prefineverb	(obsolete) To limit beforehand.
præfixverb	Obsolete form of prefix. [(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.]
forraynoun	Obsolete form of foray (“predatory excursion”). [A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.]
gardenoun	Obsolete form of guard. [A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.]
warrauntnoun	Obsolete form of warrant. [Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.]
prædictverb	Obsolete spelling of predict. [(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.]
præfacenoun	Obsolete spelling of preface. [A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.]
forelieverb	(obsolete) To lie in front.
forsayverb	(archaic) to forbid; to renounce