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presage

/pɹɪˈseɪdʒ/
noun

  1. A warning of a future event; an omen.

  2. An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.

verb

  1. To predict or foretell something.

  2. To make a prediction.

  3. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.

Synonymsforeshadow, forespell, portend

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