Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Foredeem · Fore·deem · IPA v. t. v. i. 01 v. t. To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode. 1. To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode.[Obs.] “Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you An idle meteor.” — J. Webster. 02 v. i. To know or discover beforehand; to foretell. 1. To know or discover beforehand; to foretell.[Obs.] “Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come.” — Genevan Test.