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foredoom

[ verb fawr-doom, fohr-; noun fawr-doom, fohr- ]
/ verb fɔrˈdum, foʊr-; noun ˈfɔrˌdum, ˈfoʊr- /
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verb (used with object)
to doom beforehand; destine.
noun
Archaic. a doom ordained beforehand; destiny.
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Origin of foredoom

First recorded in 1555–65; fore- + doom

Words nearby foredoom

forecourt, foredate, foredeck, foredeep, foredo, foredoom, fore edge, fore-edge painting, foreface, forefather, Forefathers' Day
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Words related to foredoom

destine, foreshadow, foretell, prearrange, predestine, predetermine, preform, preordain, reserve

How to use foredoom in a sentence

  • There is no halfway business of ghastly wounds which foredoom survival as a cripple.

    My Second Year of the War|Frederick Palmer

  • Of course the girl's anticipations of "God's country" were too glowing not to foredoom her to disappointment.

    Why Joan?|Eleanor Mercein Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for foredoom

foredoom
/ (fɔːˈduːm) /
verb
(tr) to doom or condemn beforehand
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