different between foreplay vs forepay

English

Etymology

From fore- +? play.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??(?)ple?/

Noun

foreplay (uncountable)

1. In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.

Synonyms

• contrectation
• foresex

Translations

See also

• afterplay

Verb

foreplay (third-person singular simple present foreplays, present participle foreplaying, simple past and past participle foreplayed)

1. (intransitive) To engage in foreplay.

Further reading

• foreplay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From fore- +? pay.

Verb

forepay (third-person singular simple present forepays, present participle forepaying, simple past and past participle forepayed)

1. (transitive) To pay beforehand or in advance.
   • 1872, The Spirit of Missions - Volume 37 - Page 783:

     The express charges were forepaid, and the box iron-bound. This last was a good precaution, for otherwise the box had gone to pieces long before reaching this point.

Synonyms

• prepay

Noun

forepay (uncountable)

1. Payment made in advance.

Anagrams

• operafy