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foredecree

foredecree verb: to decree in advance.

Verb

foredecree (third-person singular simple present foredecrees, present participle foredecreeing, simple past and past participle foredecreed)

  1. (transitive) To decree in advance.

Forms of foredecree

third-person singular presentforedecrees
present participleforedecreeing
past participleforedecreed
pastforedecreed

Origin of foredecree

fore- + decree

Questions about foredecree

What does foredecree mean?
Foredecree means to decree in advance.
What part of speech is foredecree?
Foredecree is a verb.
What is the past tense of foredecree?
The past tense of foredecree is foredecreed.

Words near foredecree in the dictionary

  1. foredeal
  2. foredeals
  3. foredeck
  4. foredecks
  5. foredeclare
  6. foredecree
  7. foredecreed
  8. foredecreeing
  9. foredecrees
  10. foredeem
  11. foredeemed

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