forestaying

Verb (1)

forestay (third-person singular simple present forestays, present participle forestaying, simple past and past participle forestayed)

1. (transitive) To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay.
   • Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.2008, Alfred Fox, Anna's Story: Basset Mead

Verb (2)

forestay (third-person singular simple present forestays, present participle forestaying, simple past and past participle forestayed)

1. (transitive) To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
   • It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed.1954, Osteopathic Magazine - Volumes 41-42 - Page 75

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