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Presage
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What's The Definition Of Presage?
[n] a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
[n] a foreboding about what is about to happen [v] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Synonyms | Synonyms for Presage: augur | auspicate | betoken | bode | forecast | foreshadow | foretell | omen | omen | portend | portent | predict | prefigure | prognostic | prognosticate | prognostication Related Terms | Find terms related to Presage: See Also | augury | auspice | bespeak | boding | death knell | foreboding | foreboding | foreshow | foretoken | indicate | point | preindication | premonition | presentiment | sign | signal | threaten Presage In Webster's Dictionary \Pre"sage\, n. [F. pr['e]sage, L. praesagium, from
praesagire. See {Presage}, v. t. ]
1. Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a
prognostic; an omen; an augury. ``Joy and shout -- presage
of victory.'' --Milton.
2. Power to look the future, or the exercise of that power;
foreknowledge; presentiment.
If there be aught of presage in the mind. --Milton.
Syn: Prognostic; omen; token; sign; presentiment.
\Pre*sage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged} (-s[=a]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F. pr['e]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.] 1. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow. 2. To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate. My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. --Shak. \Pre*sage"\, v. i. To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of. --Dryden. |
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