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FOREDOOM
foredoom
(verb) doom beforehand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foredoom (uncountable)
A doom that is predicted; destiny.
Hypernyms
• doom
Verb
foredoom (third-person singular simple present foredooms, present participle foredooming, simple past and past participle foredoomed)
(transitive) To predestine to a doom.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*doom", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Foredeem.]
Definition: To doom beforehand; to predestinate. Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden.
Fore"doom`, n.
Definition: Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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