forejudge

¹ American  

[fawr-juhj, fohr-] / fɔrˈdʒʌdʒ, foʊr- /

verb (used with object)

forejudged, forejudging

1. to judge beforehand; prejudge.

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forejudge ² American  

[fawr-juhj, fohr-] / fɔrˈdʒʌdʒ, foʊr- /

verb (used with object)

forejudged, forejudging

1. forjudge.

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forejudge ¹ British  

/ fɔːˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb

1. to judge (someone or an event, circumstance, etc) before the facts are known; prejudge

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forejudge ² British  

/ fɔːˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb

1. law a variant spelling of forjudge

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Other Word Forms

• forejudger noun
• forejudgment noun

Etymology

Origin of forejudge

First recorded in 1555–65; fore- + judge

Example Sentences

Guardian, Giver, and Guide; If she may not foreknow, forejudge and foresee, What safety has childhood beside?

From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

Ay, here's my hand; I do consent, And think her happy in her happy choice; Yet half forejudge my hopes will be deceiv'd.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various

"We will go to America before you forejudge it altogether," said he.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard

No fear but doth forejudge, and many fall Into their fate, whiles they do fear their fate.

From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold