Difference between Forestall and Preclude

FORESTALL vs PRECLUDE: NOUN

A footboard.
The lookout man who walks before the operator and his victim when a garrote-robbery is to be committed. , verb
An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
Something situated or placed in front.

Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.
To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.
To deprive; -- with of.
To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
To buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an offense at law in England until 1844.
To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand: : prevent.
To delay, hinder, or prevent (someone) from doing something by taking action beforehand.
To prevent or hinder normal sales in (a market), as by buying up merchandise.

To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation.
To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent. : prevent.
To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity.

Synonyms To monopolize, engross, preoccupy.
To diminish; deprive by something preceding.
In law, to obstruct or stop up, as away; intercept on the road.
To buy up, as merchandise, before it has reached the market or before market-hours, and hence by taking advantage of others in any way, with the intention of selling again at an unduly increased price.
Keep from happening or arising
Make impossible
To take or bring forth in advance of something or somebody else; hinder by preoccupation or prevention; anticipate; prevent or counteract beforehand.
Deal with ahead of time
Act in advance of

To close; stop up; shut; prevent access to.
Make impossible
Keep from happening or arising
Synonyms To prevent, bar, debar, prohibit.
To prevent by anticipative action; render in-effectual or unsuccessful; hinder the action of.
To shut out; hinder by excluding; prevent; impede.

Impede, Avoiding, Deter, Counteract, Avoid, Preempt, Thwart, Avert, Foreclose, Forbid, Anticipate, Counter, Foresee, Preclude, Prevent

Disqualify, Impede, Obviate, Hinder, Prohibits, Deter, Prevents, Discourage, Prohibit, Close out, Rule out, Foreclose, Forestall, Prevent, Forbid

Impede, Avoiding, Deter, Counteract, Avoid, Preempt, Thwart, Avert, Foreclose, Forbid, Anticipate, Counter, Foresee, Preclude, Prevent

Negate, Disqualify, Impede, Obviate, Hinder, Prohibits, Deter, Discourage, Prohibit, Close out, Rule out, Foreclose, Forestall, Prevent, Forbid

Such contingencies, the lengthy ruling reasons, preclude deductions.
Application of Equitable Principles Preclude a Predictable Outcome?
Space constraints preclude outlining each experiment in detail.
This shall not preclude the correction of errors.
And choosing one does not preclude using another.
Congress intended to preclude other methods of enforcement.
Will Not Preclude a Finding of Gross Negligence.
Finallydoes not preclude the EPA from raising certafuture.
This would preclude the displacement issue described above.
It does not preclude calling at times after that date or preclude multiple dates on which a call may be exercised.