"foredamn" meaning in English

See foredamn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: foredamns [present, singular, third-person], foredamning [participle, present], foredamned [participle, past], foredamned [past]
Etymology: From fore- + damn. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|damn}} fore- + damn Head templates: {{en-verb}} foredamn (third-person singular simple present foredamns, present participle foredamning, simple past and past participle foredamned)
  1. (transitive) To damn beforehand or in advance Tags: transitive Derived forms: foredamned
    Sense id: en-foredamn-en-verb-7qMx~pOi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for foredamn meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "1883, Alfred Domett, Ranolf and Amohia: A Dream of Two Lives - Volume 1",
          "text": "Pious Rousseau foredamn or save his soul / As he might hit or miss a cork-tree's bole ?",
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          "ref": "1918, The American Home Missionary",
          "text": "We believe environment has as much to do with the bringing in of the Kingdom of God as does personal conversion. The time is past when children should be born and bred in places that foredoom and foredamn them."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1959, Mehdi Ali Seljouk, My Goddess: A Devotional Epic",
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        "(transitive) To damn beforehand or in advance"
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