Forestall and Spare

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

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Spare and forestall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Forestall".

Nearby Word: forestalling

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Forestall and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forestall" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

death	forestall death	spare death
feelings	forestall feelings	spare feelings

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