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foredooming

foredooming is the present participle and gerund of foredoom.

Meaning of foredoom

Verb

foredoom (third-person singular simple present foredooms, present participle foredooming, simple past and past participle foredoomed)

  1. (transitive) To predestine to a doom.
    • Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state.1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

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Questions about foredooming

What is foredooming the present participle and gerund of?
Foredooming is the present participle and gerund of foredoom.

Words near foredooming in the dictionary

  1. foredoes
  2. foredoing
  3. foredone
  4. foredoom
  5. foredoomed
  6. foredooming
  7. foredooms
  8. foredoor
  9. foredoors
  10. foredraft
  11. foredrafts

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