forefix

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To fix or secure in advance

   • It pleased the Father of mercies in his matchless wisdom and boundless goodness, to will the existence of Sin, and graciously to decree, and immutably forefix the fall of his creatures, [...]
   • Yea, thou art forefixing the verdict of the Judgment-seat of God.
   • It can't be doubted that the Powers above / Forefix some unions in the bonds of love.
2. 2

   A prefix (all senses)

   • Here they placed the forefix dia to enarmosis and called this condition a di-enarmosis, This projection of the upper jaw might amount to a few millimetres or more.
   • [...] a rebuke to Merrygreek's rude mode of speech: to have an M under one's girdle = to use a respectful forefix (Mr., Mrs., &c.) when addressing or mentioning a person.
   • The attributive adjective has no particular forefix, as the noun has.

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