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.
Words nearby fordo
ford, ford, gerald, ford, henry, forde, fordless, fordo, fordone, fordyce's spots, fore, fore and aft, fore clipping
Also foredo.
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British Dictionary definitions for fordoes
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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