Expect and Forestall

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Expect

Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Forestall and expect are semantically related in anticipate topic. In some cases you can use "Forestall" instead a verb "Expect".
Nearby Words: expectation, expectant, expecting, expectancy, expectance

Forestall

Forestall verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Expect and forestall are semantically related in anticipate topic. Sometimes you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Forestall".
Nearby Word: forestalling

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death expect death forestall death
war expect war forestall war
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