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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Also foredo.

Origin of fordo

before 900; Middle English fordon, Old English fordōn (see fore-, do1); cognate with Dutch verdoen, Old High German fartuon

Words nearby fordo

ford, ford, gerald, ford, henry, forde, fordless, fordo, fordone, fordyce's spots, fore, fore and aft, fore clipping
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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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