foredoom
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fore·doom
(fôr-do͞om′)tr.v. fore·doomed, fore·doom·ing, fore·dooms
To doom or condemn beforehand.
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foredoom
(fɔːˈduːm)vb
(tr) literary to doom or condemn beforehand
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fore•doom
(v. fɔrˈdum, foʊr-; n. ˈfɔrˌdum, ˈfoʊr-)v.t.
1. to doom beforehand; destine.
n. 2. Archaic. a doom ordained beforehand; destiny.
[1555–65]
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foredoom
Past participle: foredoomed
Gerund: foredooming
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