fordo

[ fawr-doo ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, for·did, for·done, for·do·ing.

1. to do away with; kill; destroy.
2. to ruin; undo.

fordo

/ fɔːˈduː /

verb

1. to destroy
2. to exhaust

Word History and Origins

Origin of fordo¹

before 900; Middle English fordon, Old English fordōn ( fore-, do ¹ ); cognate with Dutch verdoen, Old High German fartuon

Word History and Origins

Origin of fordo¹

Old English fordōn ; related to Old Saxon fardōn , Old High German fartuon , Dutch verdoen ; see for- , do ¹

Example Sentences

Iran retaliated by beginning to enrich uranium to 60% purity at its Fordo nuclear plant.

From Seattle Times

Last year the global nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched to 83.7% purity - very close to weapons grade - at Iran's underground Fordo site.

From BBC

The new Natanz facility is likely to be even deeper underground than Iran’s Fordo facility, another enrichment site that was exposed in 2009 by U.S. and other world leaders.

From Seattle Times

The new Natanz facility is likely to be even deeper underground than Iran’s Fordo facility, another enrichment site that was exposed in 2009 by U.S. and other world leaders.

From Washington Times

The intelligence on Fordo that Mr. Akbari provided was one of the revelations that the British intelligence official passed on to Israeli counterparts and other friendly agencies in 2008, according to three Western intelligence and national security officials.

From New York Times