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foredoom
fore·doom
/
v.
fɔrˈdum, foʊr-;
n.
ˈfɔrˌdum, ˈfoʊr-
/
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[
v.
fawr-
doom
, fohr-;
n.
fawr
-doom,
fohr
-
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to
doom
beforehand; destine.
noun
2.
Archaic.
a
doom
ordained beforehand; destiny.
Origin:
1555–65;
fore-
+
doom
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foredoom
(fɔːˈduːm)
—
vb
(
tr
) to doom or condemn beforehand
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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