To Forestall

1. (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
2. (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
3. (archaic) 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. (Britain, law) 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.

Synonyms

• hinder