Foregive
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To give ahead of time; give in advance. transitive
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From fore- + give. Cognate with German vorgeben (“to pretend”).
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