forestall

fore·stall
UK: /fɔːstˈɔːl/   US: /fɔɹˈstɔɫ/
sagnorð
  • verða fyrri til en, verða á undan e-m (she had forestall him in the purchase of ...)
  • hindra, ónýta
  • kaupa upp

Samheiti: anticipate, counter, forbid, foreclose, foresee, preclude, prevent