To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
To deprive (with of).
Something situated or placed in front.
To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.