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forefixing

forefixing is the present participle and gerund of forefix.

Meaning of forefix

Verb

forefix (third-person singular simple present forefixes, present participle forefixing, simple past and past participle forefixed)

  1. (transitive) To fix or secure in advance
    • It pleased the Father of mercies in his matchless wisdom and boundless goodness, to will the existence of Sin, and graciously to decree, and immutably forefix the fall of his creatures, [...]1836, John Benson, The revival and rejection of an old traditional heresy ... or, The doctrine of God decreeing all sin examined and refuted

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Questions about forefixing

What is forefixing the present participle and gerund of?
Forefixing is the present participle and gerund of forefix.

Words near forefixing in the dictionary

  1. forefingers
  2. forefins
  3. forefix
  4. forefixed
  5. forefixes
  6. forefixing
  7. foreflight
  8. foreflights
  9. foreflipper
  10. foreflippers
  11. foreflow

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