[with object]To divine beforehand; to foretell, prognosticate; to presage, portend.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Walkington (c1575–1621), Church of England clergyman and author. From classical Latin praedīvīnāre to have foreknowledge of, divine from prae- + dīvīnāre. Compare French †prédiviner.