foredeem means To judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
FOREDEEM — [Verb] To judge, estimate, or declare something in advance. From Middle English *foredemen*, from Old English *foredēman* ("to prejudge"), equivalent to the prefix *fore-* ("before") + *deem* ("to judge"). Unlike "predict," which states a future event from observable evidence, or "presume," which takes something for granted with overconfidence, to foredeem is to cast the quiet, private verdict of the mind upon what is yet to come. It is the general calculating casualties before a battle is joined, the gardener assessing a sapling's chance against the coming frost, or the lover already grieving a goodbye not yet spoken—a quiet calculus of the heart that prepares a space for what it has already judged is coming.
verb
- To judge, form a judgement of, or declare beforehand; foretell; forecast; presage.“Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come.”
- To deem or account in advance; consider; take for granted; expect.“And of a beste, then fordeme the worst frende it was more standing with humanitee and gentlenesse to hope the best, then to foredeme the worste”