– Verb
– To stop something from happening or to cause something to happen at a later time.
– http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestall
– ” He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.”
– In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the use of “forestall” is relevent becasue of the heart attack at the end could of been avoided.
