PRESAGE

omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

(noun) a sign of something about to happen; “he looked for an omen before going into battle”

presage

(noun) a foreboding about what is about to happen

bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen; “These signs bode bad news”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

presage (plural presages)

A warning of a future event; an omen.

An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.

Verb

presage (third-person singular simple present presages, present participle presaging, simple past and past participle presaged)

(transitive) To predict or foretell something.

(intransitive) To make a prediction.

(transitive) To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.

Synonyms

• foreshadow

• forespell

• portend

Anagrams

• asperge, preages, sperage

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre"sage, n. Etym: [F. présage, 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 (-sajd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Presaging. ] Etym: [F. présager, 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.

Definition: To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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