presignify

[ pree-sig-nuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·sig·ni·fied, pre·sig·ni·fy·ing.

1. to signify or indicate beforehand; foretell.

presignify

/ priːˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. tr to signify beforehand; foreshadow; foretell

Word History and Origins

Origin of presignify¹

1580–90;. < Latin praesignificāre to show beforehand. See pre-, signify