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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    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. [1913 Webster]

    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]