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  • 81foreknowledge — (n.) 1530s, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + KNOWLEDGE (Cf. knowledge). Cf. foreknow to know beforehand (late 14c.) …

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  • 82precognition — (n.) foreknowledge, mid 15c., from L.L. praecognitio, from L. praecognitus, pp. of praecognoscere to foreknow, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + cognoscere to know (see COGNIZANCE (Cf. cognizance)) …

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  • 83foreknew — (foreknow) v. know in advance fore know || fÉ”r nəʊ /fɔː v. know in advance …

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  • 84foreknowledge — noun awareness of something before it happens or exists. Derivatives foreknow verb (past foreknew; past participle foreknown) (literary) …

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  • 85forebode — v. a. 1. Foretell, predict, presage, portend, augur, betoken, foreshadow, foreshow, prognosticate, prefigure, be ominous of. 2. Foreknow, be prescient of, have foreknowledge of, have prescience of, have premonition of, have presentiment of,… …

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  • 86foresee — v. a. Foreknow, forecast, see beforehand, have prescience of, be prescient of …

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  • 87presage — I. v. a. 1. Forebode, divine, foreknow, have a presentiment of. 2. Foretell, predict, prophesy, soothsay, bode, portend, foreshow, indicate, betoken, foretoken, prognosticate, augur. See vaticinate. II. n. 1. Omen, sign, prognostic, augury,… …

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  • 88foresee — verb I foresee much good fortune in your future Syn: anticipate, predict, forecast, expect, envisage, envision, see; foretell, prophesy, prognosticate; literary foreknow …

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  • 89anticipate — 1 forestall, *prevent Analogous words: introduce, *enter: *foretell, forecast, presage: *frustrate, thwart, balk Antonyms: consummate Contrasted words: finish, complete, terminate, * …

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  • 90apprehend — 1 *arrest, detain, attach Analogous words: seize, *take: capture, *catch Contrasted words: release, discharge, liberate, *free 2 Apprehend, comprehend mean to lay hold of something with the mind so as to know it but together …

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