inhibit vs forestall

inhibit and forestall both are verbs.

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

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

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

inhibit (verb)	forestall (verb)
prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally	keep from happening or arising; make impossible
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of