foredispose en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌfɔː(ɹ)dɪsˈpəʊz/
Etymology
From fore- + dispose.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To bestow beforehand.
King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the Bishop of Meath.
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foredisposing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foredisposed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foredisposed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| foredisposes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |