bilk vs forestall

bilk and forestall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bilk	No	No	Yes	No
forestall	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forestall is a hypernym of bilk; that is, forestall is a word with a broader meaning than bilk:

Other hypernyms of bilk include forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent.

bilk (verb)	forestall (verb)
escape, either physically or mentally	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
evade payment to	keep from happening or arising; make impossible
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of