- foredoom
- transitive verb Date: 1559 doom 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
foredoom
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Foredoom — Fore doom , n. Doom or sentence decreed in advance. A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult. Southey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foredoom — Fore*doom , v. t. [Cf. {Foredeem}.] To doom beforehand; to predestinate. [1913 Webster] Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foredoom — index predetermination, preordain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
foredoom — [fôr do͞om′; ] for n. [ fôr′do͞om΄] vt. to doom in advance; condemn beforehand n. Archaic a sentence or judgment in advance; destiny … English World dictionary
foredoom — v. /fawr doohm , fohr /; n. /fawr doohm , fohr /, v.t. 1. to doom beforehand; destine. n. 2. Archaic. a doom ordained beforehand; destiny. [1555 65; FORE + DOOM] * * * … Universalium
foredoom — 1. noun A doom that is predicted; destiny 2. verb To predestine a doom; to presage … Wiktionary
foredoom — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To predestine to a tragic end: doom, fate. See CERTAIN, LIVE, LUCK, START … English dictionary for students
foredoom — v. condemn beforehand, doom in advance … English contemporary dictionary
foredoom — verb condemn beforehand to certain failure … English new terms dictionary
foredoom — v. a. Predestine, foreordain, preordain, doom beforehand … New dictionary of synonyms
