foregive en · VERB
Etymology
From fore- + give. Cognate with German vorgeben (“to pretend”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To give ahead of time; give in advance.
In the case of Allsville, the “software” is still being developed, and is particularly vulnerable to contamination. The jury method of random assignment would help bypass the personal temptation to “run something.” It would “foregive” the gift of lightness to would-be power grabbers.
2011, Darrell Moneyhon, Allsville Emerging:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foregiven | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foregives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| foregiving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foregave | Tense=Past | lexicographic |