foredoom

American  

[fawr-doom, fohr-, fawr-doom, fohr-] / fɔrˈdum, foʊr-, ˈfɔrˌdum, ˈfoʊr- /

verb (used with object)

1. to doom beforehand; destine.

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noun

1. Archaic. a doom ordained beforehand; destiny.

foredoom British  

/ fɔːˈduːm /

verb

1. (tr) to doom or condemn beforehand

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Etymology

Origin of foredoom

First recorded in 1555–65; fore- + doom

Example Sentences

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foredoom

To every season But whatever its source, midlife stress does not foredoom us to a life out of control, especially in our relationships.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 5, 2015

To make his first experiment in maneuvering against such an expert in the science of war as Lee, would have been to foredoom himself to defeat.

From On the Trail of Grant and Lee by Hill, Frederick Trevor

A figure of Pan under a fig-tree, with this inscription:— "O thou, to whom Broad-leaved fig-trees even now foredoom Their ripen'd fruitage."

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

All that was to happen in this universe did God foresee and foredoom, and lo! it cometh to pass.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 by Radin, Paul

Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign Tyrants and of Nymphs at home; Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey.

From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Pope, Alexander