- 2. (Law.) Deprive of the power of redeeming (a mortgage).
Foredoom, v. a. Predestine, foreordain, preordain, doom beforehand.
Forefather, n. Progenitor, ancestor, father, foregoer.
Forefend, v. a. Avert, prevent, hinder, forbid, ward off, keep off.
For effect. To make an impression, for the sake of effect.
Forego, v. a. Relinquish, resign, renounce, surrender, cede, yield, abandon, give up, part with, let go.
Foregoer, n.
- 1. Precursor, forerunner, herald, harbinger, avant-courier.
- 2. Ancestor, forefather, progenitor, father.
Foregoing, a. Preceding, previous, antecedent, prior, former, fore, anterior.
Foregone, a.
- 1. Predetermined, decided beforehand.
- 2. Bygone, past, previous, former.
Forehanded, a. [U.S.] Beforehand, in comfortable circumstances (as respects property), well off, well to do.
Forehead, n.
- 1. Front, brow.
- 2. Effrontery, face, assurance, impudence, front, audacity, brass.
Foreign, a.
- 1. Alien, external, exterior, outward, strange, exotic, from abroad.
- 2. Extraneous, extrinsic, adventitious, irrelevant.
Foreigner, n. Alien, stranger.
Foreknow, v. a. Foresee, know beforehand, be prescient of, have prescience of, have previous knowledge of, have foreknowledge of.
Foreknowledge, n. Foresight, prescience, previous knowledge.
Foreland, n. Promontory, cape, headland, point of land.