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- verb transitive, obsolete To
condemn . - verb transitive To
determine ordecide the fate of;doom (one) to;sentence ;forebode ;foretell .
Etymologies
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From Middle English bidemen, equivalent to be- + deem. Cognate with Danish bedømme ("to judge, adjuducate, decide"), Swedish bedöma ("to judge").
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