preindicate

[pree-in-di-keyt]

verb (used with object)

preindicated, preindicating 

1. to indicate in advance; presage.

   The early thaw preindicated an avalanche.

Other Word Forms

• preindication noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of preindicate¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; pre- + indicate

Example Sentences

They seem to preindicate the hold of the life force on the material, and always appear when that force is broken.

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Related Words

• augur 
• forebode 
• foresee 
• foreshadow 
• foretell 
• portend 
• signify