forestall
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/verb
Middle School
1
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
2
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
3
To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
5
To deprive (with of).
6
To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#archaic