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pre⋅vise

  [pri-vahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -vised, -vis⋅ing.
1. to foresee.
2. to forewarn.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L praevīsus ptp. of praevidēre to foresee. See pre-, visa

Related forms:
pre⋅vi⋅sor, noun
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pre·vise   (prĭ-vīz')   
tr.v.   pre·vised, pre·vis·ing, pre·vis·es
  1. To know in advance; foresee.
  2. To notify in advance; forewarn.

[Middle English previsen, from Latin praevidēre, praevīs- : prae-, pre- + vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·vi'sor n.
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Previse

Pre*vise"\, v. t. [L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to foresee; prae before + videre to see. See Vision.]

1. To foresee. [R.]

2. To inform beforehand; to warn. --Ld. Lytton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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