Third person singular present tense of 'fordoe,' meaning to ruin or destroy something completely.
From Old English 'fordon,' combining 'for-' (completely) and 'do,' originally meaning to undo or destroy. The form evolved through Middle English as a prefix verb expressing totality of action.
This word shows how English used 'for-' as a destroyer prefix—like how 'forget' means to fail to remember. The 'fordoes' family reveals that many words we've lost had a consistent grammar pattern that's still hidden in words like 'forsake' and 'forbid.'
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