preindicate

[pree-in-di-keyt]

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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.

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Origin of preindicate

First recorded in 1795–1805; pre- + indicate

Related formspre·in·di·ca·tion, noun

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Related Words

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

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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
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