LekhoriLekhoriA stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
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.
From Middle English forstay, forstey, vorstey, equivalent to fore- + stay (“a stay, rope”).
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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.