To value, esteem, or capture something in advance; to seize or take priority over something else beforehand.
From 'fore-' (before) + 'prize' (from Old French pris, meaning valued or taken). Related to 'prize' meaning to value highly or to pry open.
Interestingly, 'prize' has two different paths—one means 'to value highly' (the prize you win) and one means 'to pry open' (to prize apart a lid), and foreprize combines both ideas of early claiming and valuation.
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