preindicate

[ pree-in-di-keyt ]

/ priˈɪn dɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), pre·in·di·cat·ed, pre·in·di·cat·ing.

to indicate in advance; presage: The early thaw preindicated an avalanche.

RELATED WORDS

signify, foresee, portend, foreshadow, forebode, foretell, augur, warn, harbinger, omen, feel, prophesy, sense, betoken, adumbrate, forecast, herald, vaticinate, promise, announce

Nearby words

preictal, preignition, preincarnation, preinclination, preincline, preindicate, preindustrial, preinform, preinvasive, prejudge, prejudging

Origin of preindicate

First recorded in 1795–1805; pre- + indicate

Related formspre·in·di·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for preindicate

They seem to preindicate the hold of the life force on the material, and always appear when that force is broken.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882|Various