foredeem
foredeem verb: to judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage.
Verb
foredeem (third-person singular simple present foredeems, present participle foredeeming, simple past and past participle foredeemed)
- To judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage.
- Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come.1560, Geneva Bible
- To deem or account in advance; consider; take for granted; expect.
- And of a beste, then fordeme the worst frende it was more standing with humanitee and gentlenesse to hope the best, then to foredeme the worste1564, Nicholas Udall, Apophthegmatum opus (originally by Erasmus)
- Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you / An idle meteor.1612, John Webster, The White Devil
Synonyms of foredeem
Forms of foredeem
| third-person singular present | foredeems |
|---|---|
| present participle | foredeeming |
| past participle | foredeemed |
| past | foredeemed |
| alternative form (obsolete) | foredeme |
Origin of foredeem
From Middle English *foredemen, from Old English foredēman (“to prejudge”), equivalent to fore- + deem.
Questions about foredeem
- What does foredeem mean?
- Foredeem means to judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage.
- What part of speech is foredeem?
- Foredeem is a verb.
- What is the past tense of foredeem?
- The past tense of foredeem is foredeemed.
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