- fordoes
- v. get rid of; destroy; kill; ruin, undo, bring to ruin; weary, exhaust through overwork
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Fordo — For*do , v. t. [OE. fordon, AS. ford?n; pref. for + d?n to do. See {For }, and {Do}, v. i.] 1. To destroy; to undo; to ruin. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To overcome… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for|do — «fr DOO», transitive verb, did, done, do|ing. Archaic. 1. to destroy; ruin: »This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite (Shakespeare). 2. to kill. Also … Useful english dictionary
un|der|tak|ing — «UHN duhr TAY kihng for 1, 2, 4; UHN duhr TAY kihng for 3 », noun. 1. something undertaken; task; enterprise: »a rash undertaking. My uncle engaged afterward in more prosperous undertakings (Charlotte Brontë). This is the very ecstasy of love,… … Useful english dictionary
