foredeem

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foredeem

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From Middle English *foredemen, from Old English foredēman (“to prejudge”), equivalent to fore- + deem.

verb foredeems · foredeeming · foredeemed · foredeme

intransitive, obsolete To judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage. Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come.
transitive To deem or account in advance; consider; take for granted; expect. And of a beste, then fordeme the worst frende it was more standing with humanitee and gentlenesse to hope the best, then to foredeme the worste
Similar: forehold, prejudge

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@misc{foredeem_2026,
  title = {foredeem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foredeem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}