"forelead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: foreleads [present, singular, third-person], foreleading [participle, present], foreled [participle, past], foreled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forleden, from Old English fōrelǣdan (“to lead forth”), equivalent to fore- + lead. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forleden}} Middle English forleden, {{inh|en|ang|fōrelǣdan|t=to lead forth}} Old English fōrelǣdan (“to lead forth”), {{prefix|en|fore|lead}} fore- + lead Head templates: {{en-verb|foreleads|foreleading|foreled}} forelead (third-person singular simple present foreleads, present participle foreleading, simple past and past participle foreled)
  1. (transitive) To lead forth; lead forward; lead before. Tags: transitive Synonyms: forlead
    Sense id: en-forelead-en-verb-Rwij6Cdf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

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