different between foreread vs fordread

English

Alternative forms

• fore-read

Etymology

From fore- +? read.

Verb

foreread (third-person singular simple present forereads, present participle forereading, simple past and past participle foreread)

1. (transitive) To signify beforehand; predict.
   • 1907, Harper's magazine: Volume 114:

     He foreread like a placard Jeanne d'Etoiles' magnificent scheme: it would convulse all Europe, while England would remain supine, simply because Neweastle was a fool and Ormskirk would be dead.

2. (transitive) To read beforehand or ahead of time.
3. (transitive) To perceive, interpret or figure out in advance.

Noun

foreread (plural forereads)

1. A foreword; preface.

English

Etymology

From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordr?dan (“to terrify”), equivalent to for- +? dread.

Verb

fordread (third-person singular simple present fordreads, present participle fordreading, simple past and past participle fordreaded)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in dread of.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To terrify greatly.