forestall is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Verb

Verb Present simple 3sg Present participle Past simple Past participle
forestall forestalls forestalling forestalled forestalled
    (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
    • Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
    (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
    • In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
    (archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.

Noun (COUNTABLE)

Singular Plural
forestall forestalls
    (obsolete or historical) An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
    Something situated or placed in front.

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forestall is a Scrabble valid word

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