foredeem Meaning, Definition & Usage

Fore*deem" transitive verb

Definitions

1. To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode. Obs. Udall.

   Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you An idle meteor. J. Webster.

Fore*deem" intransitive verb

Etymology

Cf. Foredoom.

Definitions

1. To know or discover beforehand; to foretell. Obs.

   Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come. Genevan Test.