fordo
[ fawr-doo ]
/ fɔrˈdu /
verb (used with object), for·did, for·done, for·do·ing.Archaic.
to do away with; kill; destroy.
to ruin; undo.
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Example sentences from the Web for fordo
Me forthinketh, said King Pellinore, that this shall me betide, but God may fordo well destiny.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II)|Thomas MaloryThe wolf is the devil, who lies in ambush about God's church, and watches how he may fordo the souls of christian men with sins.
Forsooth this is a shameful custom of a lady, and if I had not a great matter in my hand I should fordo your evil customs.
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British Dictionary definitions for fordo
fordo
foredo
/ (fɔːˈduː) /
verb -does, -doing, -did or -done (tr) archaic
to destroy
to exhaust
Word Origin for fordo
Old English fordōn; related to Old Saxon fardōn, Old High German fartuon, Dutch verdoen; see for-, do 1
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