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Foe Meaning & Definition
Foe Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foe?

[n] an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
[n] a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Foe: enemy | foeman | opposition

Related Terms | Find terms related to Foe: adversary | antagonist | archenemy | assailant | bitter enemy | combatant | devil | enemy | foeman | muddlement | open enemy | opponent | opposing party | opposite camp | public enemy | sworn enemy | the loyal opposition | the opposition

See Also | adversary | antagonist | besieger | challenger | competition | competitor | contender | mortal enemy | opponent | opposer | resister | rival

Foe In Webster's Dictionary

\Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See {Fiend}, and cf. {Feud} a quarrel.] 1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. --Matt. x. 36 2. An enemy in war; a hostile army. 3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion. A foe to received doctrines. --I. Watts
\Foe\, v. t. To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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