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foredoom - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb
from The Century Dictionary.
noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun doom that is predicted; destiny verb predestine a doom; to presage
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Etymologies
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From fore- + doom . Compare foredeem .
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Examples
It is impossible that God can love the whole world, and yet foredoom millions to be lost.
The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election Robert Wallace
They must be of the style prevalent at the date of the play; Colonial clothes in a Mid-Victorian setting foredoom the play to failure.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 Lillian Eichler Watson
There is no halfway business of ghastly wounds which foredoom survival as a cripple.
My Second Year of the War Frederick Palmer 1915
Therefore racial heredity does not foredoom any people to remain in a low status of culture; only it must be taken into account in explaining the cultural conditions of all peoples, and especially in planning for a people's social amelioration.
Sociology and Modern Social Problems 1909
To make his first experiment in maneuvering against such an expert in the science of war as Lee, would have been to foredoom himself to defeat.
On the Trail of Grant and Lee Frederick Trevor Hill 1898
She then did sow, and France nigh unto death foredoom .
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
"It pleased the Lord," continued Mr. Jekyl, "to foredoom the race of Ham --"
Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. In Two Volumes. Vol. II 1856
The performers were anything but word perfect and hopelessly forgot or confused their business, which, more especially in a play of such a type as this romantic comedy so full of busy and complicated detail demanding close and continuous attention, was enough to mystify the audience completely and foredoom the piece to failure.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I Aphra Behn 1664
Vhen next he looks through Galilaeo's eyes; ind hence th 'egregious wizard fhall foredoom The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome.
The Works of the English Poets.: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical 1779
Here Britain's ftatefmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign Tyrants, and of Nymphs at home;
The Beauties of English Poesy 1767
madmouth commented on the word foredoom
cf. foretoken
June 18, 2009