Cultivate and Forestall

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Cultivate verb - To come to have gradually.

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Forestall is an antonym for cultivate.

Forestall verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Usage example: you can often forestall skidding on the ice simply by driving more slowly

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Cultivate is an antonym for forestall.

Nearby Word: forestalling

romance	cultivate romance	forestall romance
feelings	cultivate feelings	forestall feelings

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Forestall and Cultivate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cultivate/forestall

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