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αποσόβηση — meaning in English

aposovisi

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English meaning

  • forestall verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

Senses

αποσόβηση is used for these senses in English:

  • forestall (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

forestall — full definition

  1. verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
  2. verb To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
  3. verb To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
  4. verb To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.