- Doom
- Doom Doom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dooming}.]
1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.]
--Milton.
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2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death. [1913 Webster]
Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. [1913 Webster]
Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England] --J. Pickering. [1913 Webster]
5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. [1913 Webster]
A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.