"forewrite" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: forewrites [present, singular, third-person], forewriting [participle, present], forewrote [past], forewritten [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English fore-writen, from Old English forewrītan (“to proscribe, banish, write above, write before”), equivalent to fore- + write. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fore-writen}} Middle English fore-writen, {{inh|en|ang|forewrītan||to proscribe, banish, write above, write before}} Old English forewrītan (“to proscribe, banish, write above, write before”), {{prefix|en|fore|write}} fore- + write Head templates: {{en-verb|forewrites|forewriting|forewrote|forewritten}} forewrite (third-person singular simple present forewrites, present participle forewriting, simple past forewrote, past participle forewritten)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To write beforehand; write in advance. Tags: archaic, intransitive, transitive Derived forms: forewritten
    Sense id: en-forewrite-en-verb-jI7RFw3i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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