foreslow means to be slow or tardy; to slow down. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
foreslow is pronounced /fɔː(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/.
Etymology
Alteration of earlier forslow (spelling presumably influenced by fore-), from Middle English forslowen. More at forslow.
verb
- To be slow or tardy; to slow down.“Furthermore all that are carried with circular motion, seem to foreslow, and to move with more than one motion.”
- To slow, hinder, delay, impede.“No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreslow / Their hasty pace.”