See presage in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:
augury, forerunner, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, prognostic, prognostication, sign. Idiom: writing (or handwriting) on the wall. See foresight, warn
verb
To give an indication of something in advance:
adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, prognosticate. See foresight, show
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