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2,560 words match “FORE”

FORENENST prep.
Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic] The land forenenst the Greekish shore. Fairfax.
FORENOON n.
The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon.
FORENOTICE n.
Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning. [R.] Rymer.
FORENSAL a.
Forensic. [R.]
FORENSIC a. 2 definitions
bate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law.
FORENSICAL a.
Forensic. Berkley.
FOREORDAIN v.
To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine. Hooker.
FOREORDINATE v.
To foreordain.
FOREORDINATION n.
Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
FOREPAST a.
Bygone. [Obs.] Shak.
FOREPOSSESSED a. 2 definitions
Preoccupied; prepossessed; preëngaged. [Obs.] Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. Bp. Sanderson.
FOREPRIZE v.
To prize or rate beforehand. [Obs.] Hooker.
FOREPROMISED a.
Promised beforehand; preëngaged. Bp. Hall.
FOREQUOTED a.
Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay.
FORERAN n.
imp. of Forerun.
FORERANK n.
The first rank; the front.
FOREREACH v. 2 definitions
To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
FOREREAD v.
To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to predestine. [Obs.] Spenser.
FORERECITED a.
Named or recited before. "The forerecited practices." Shak.
FOREREMEMBERED a.
Called to mind previously. Bp. Montagu.
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