forestall
/fɔːˈstɔːl/ verb [T]Translation
› to prevent something from happening by taking action before it does
...den/dan önce hareket edip önlemek, ...den/dan önce davranmak
to forestall an attack/crisis1862(Definition of forestall verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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