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- [verb fawr-doom, fohr-; noun fawr-doom, fohr-]
- /verb fɔrˈdum, foʊr-; noun ˈfɔrˌdum, ˈfoʊr-/
- /fɔː.ˈduːm/
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- [verb fawr-doom, fohr-; noun fawr-doom, fohr-]
- /verb fɔrˈdum, foʊr-; noun ˈfɔrˌdum, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of foredoom word
- verb with object foredoom to doom beforehand; destine. 1
- noun foredoom Archaic. a doom ordained beforehand; destiny. 1
- noun foredoom Condemn beforehand to certain failure or destruction. 1
- verb foredoom to doom or condemn beforehand 0
- verb transitive foredoom to doom in advance; condemn beforehand 0
- noun foredoom a sentence or judgment in advance; destiny 0
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Origin of foredoom
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; fore- + doom
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Parts of speech for Foredoom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foredoom popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
foredoom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foredoom
verb foredoom
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- foreshadow — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- predetermine — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
- foretell — to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
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