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(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.
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
Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you / An idle meteor.
The doctor was as curious to learn how his suggestions would affect the conduct of Mrs. Radford when she should report to Blackwood, and he rightly foredeemed an early conference at the Lexington Avenue residence.
Use foredeem when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foredeem means (intransitive, obsolete) To judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage..
Common synonyms include forehold, prejudge.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come.
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