Etymology

forewrite

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Today it means: To write beforehand; write in advance. Full definition →

Middle English fore-writen ← Old English forewrītan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforewrītan“to proscribe, banish, write above, write before”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfore-writen
  3. English todayforewrite

From Middle English fore-writen, from Old English forewrītan (“to proscribe, banish, write above, write before”), equivalent to fore- + write.

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