2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; preÎngaged. [Obs.]

Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice.

Bp. Sanderson.

Fore*prize" (?), v. t. To prize or rate beforehand. [Obs.] Hooker.

Fore`prom"ised (?), a. Promised beforehand; preÎngaged. Bp. Hall.

Fore"quot`ed (?), a. Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the

treatise or essay.

Fore*ran" (?), imp. of Forerun.

Fore"rank` (?), n. The first rank; the front.

Fore*reach" (?), v. t. (Naut.) To advance or gain upon; -- said of a

vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.

Fore*reach", v. i. (Naut.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in

stays. R. H. Dana, Jr.

Fore*read" (?), v. t. To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to

predestine. [Obs.] Spenser.

Fore`re*cit"ed (?), a. Named or recited before. "The forerecited

practices." Shak.

Fore`re*mem"bered (?), a. Called to mind previously. Bp. Montagu.

Fore"right` (?), a. Ready; directly forward; going before. [Obs.] "A

foreright wind." Chapman.

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