Foredispose

//ˌfɔː(ɹ)dɪsˈpəʊz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bestow beforehand. transitive

    "King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the Bishop of Meath."

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"King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the Bishop of Meath."

Etymology

From fore- + dispose.

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