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FOREDEEM
FOREDEEM
Fore
*
deem
", v. t.
Defn:
To
recognize
or
judge
in
advance;
to
forebode.
[
Obs.
] Udall.
Laugh
at
your
misery,
as
foredeeming
you
An
idle
meteor.
J.
Webster.
FOREDEEM
Fore
*
deem
", v. i.
Etym:
[
Cf.
Foredoom.
]
Defn:
To
know
or
discover
beforehand;
to
foretell.
[
Obs.
]
Which
[
maid
]
could
guess
and
foredeem
of
things
past,
present,
and
to
come.
Genevan
Test.