presignify
verb
pre·sig·ni·fy (ˌ)prē-ˈsig-nə-ˌfī 
presignified; presignifying; presignifies
transitive verb
: to intimate or signify beforehand : presage
Word History
Etymology
Latin praesignificare, from prae- + significare to signify
First Known Use
1586, in the meaning defined above
presignifies
verb
as in portends
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- portends
- indicates
- foreknows
- betokens
- foresees
- foreshadows
- harbingers
- implies
- warns
- anticipates
- prefigures
- signifies
- forewarns
- divines
- alludes
- forbodes
- intimates
- hints
- predicts
- forecasts
- prognosticates
- presages
- connotes
- suggests
- prophesies
- bodes
- promises
- forebodes
- insinuates
- foretells
- augurs