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presignify

[pree-sig-nuh-fahy]

verb (used with object), pre·sig·ni·fied, pre·sig·ni·fy·ing.

to signify or indicate beforehand; foretell.

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

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presignify (priːˈsɪɡnɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
	(tr) to signify beforehand; foreshadow; foretell

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