"forestate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forestates [present, singular, third-person], forestating [participle, present], forestated [participle, past], forestated [past]
Etymology: From fore- + state. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|state}} fore- + state Head templates: {{en-verb}} forestate (third-person singular simple present forestates, present participle forestating, simple past and past participle forestated)
  1. (transitive) To state in advance Tags: transitive Derived forms: forestated, forestating Related terms: forestatement
    Sense id: en-forestate-en-verb-vCI-QeH2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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