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augur: (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; predict from an omen

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bode collapse: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

portend collapse

predictor collapse: a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival; information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"

soothsayer collapse

prognosticator collapse

crystal gazer collapse

fortune teller collapse

typify collapse: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

astrologer collapse: someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

soothsay collapse

diviner collapse: someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

prognosticate collapse

prophet of doom collapse

foreshadow collapse

foretoken collapse

Cassandra collapse: (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed

prophet collapse: an authoritative person who divines the future; someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

prophesy collapse: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

foretell collapse

adumbrate collapse

Druid collapse: a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

psychic collapse: a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception; outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena"; affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma"

reassure collapse: give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"; cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

foresee collapse

inspirit collapse

predict collapse: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

promise collapse: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"; a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future; make a promise or commitment; promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"; give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

prefigure collapse: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

presage collapse: a foreboding about what is about to happen

omen collapse: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

signify collapse: convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"; make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

announce collapse: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"; foreshadow or presage; make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"; give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"

betoken collapse

seer collapse: an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"

indicate collapse: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"; to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter"; suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

point to collapse

assure collapse: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

inspire collapse: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

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