forestay

noun

1. A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship

verb

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.”

2. (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.”

   “[...] in our capital construction plan, we might not plan the manufacture of equipment according to storage, thus delaying the sale of our manufactured equipment and forestaying return on investment by equipment manufacturing agencies.”