foreannounce

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fore- +‎ announce.

Verb[edit]

foreannounce (third-person singular simple present foreannounces, present participle foreannouncing, simple past and past participle foreannounced)

  1. (transitive) To announce beforehand or in advance.
    • 2004, Alexander MacLaren, Expositions Of Holy Scripture St. Matthew - Page 100:
      'Woe unto you; woe unto you,' and His own lips quivered and His own heart felt the woe, as He laid bare the sin and foreannounced the retribution.

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