verb
Meaning 1
To lay down beforehand
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forelay
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rhymes with -eɪ
verb
Meaning 2
To waylay.
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Examples
- c. 1624, Joseph Hall, a sermon either some secret detractor hath forelaid thee by a whispering misintimation
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verb
Meaning 3
To plan; contrive in advance
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past of forelie
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Usage: form-of, past
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History
Etymology
From fore- + lay.