What does forewish mean?
Forewish means (transitive) To wish or desire beforehand..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand..
Events were soon to prove false those predictions of catastrophe, predictions of a fate that was forewished rather than foreseen.
[…] as in a contest one has with an enemy, by desiring he forewishes a victory still distant from him by an intervening time.
Use forewish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forewish means (transitive) To wish or desire beforehand..
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Events were soon to prove false those predictions of catastrophe, predictions of a fate that was forewished rather than foreseen.
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