foreground
— Verb
– English
~ move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
foresee
— Verb
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~ picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
foreshadow
— Verb
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~ indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news"
foreshorten
— Verb
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~ shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
foreshorten
— Verb
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~ reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
foreshow
— Verb
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~ foretell by divine inspiration
forest
— Verb
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~ establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"
forestall
— Verb
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~ keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
forestall
— Verb
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~ act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
foreswear
— Verb
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~ do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
foreswear
— Verb
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~ turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
foretell
— Verb
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~ indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news"
foretell
— Verb
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~ make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
forewarn
— Verb
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~ warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"