Another word for adumbrate

To give an indication of something in advance

• prognosticate

  1. To indicate beforehand
  2. To foretell or predict, esp. from signs or indications
  3. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.

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  1. To indicate beforehand
  2. To foretell or predict, esp. from signs or indications
  3. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.

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• presage

  1. To give a presage, or warning, of; portend
  2. To indicate or warn of in advance; portend.
  3. To foretell or predict.

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  1. To give a presage, or warning, of; portend
  2. To indicate or warn of in advance; portend.
  3. To foretell or predict.

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• prefigure

  1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:
  2. To suggest beforehand; be an antecedent figure or type of; foreshadow
  3. To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

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  1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:
  2. To suggest beforehand; be an antecedent figure or type of; foreshadow
  3. To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

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• portend

  1. To be an omen or warning of; foreshadow; presage
  2. To be an indication of; signify
  3. To indicate by prediction; forecast:

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  1. To be an omen or warning of; foreshadow; presage
  2. To be an indication of; signify
  3. To indicate by prediction; forecast:

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• foretoken

  1. To be a prophetic sign or omen of; foreshadow
  2. To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

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  1. To be a prophetic sign or omen of; foreshadow
  2. To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

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• foretell

  1. To tell, announce, or indicate beforehand; prophesy; predict

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  1. To tell, announce, or indicate beforehand; prophesy; predict

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• foreshadow

  1. To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage:
  2. To be a sign of (something to come); indicate or suggest beforehand; prefigure; presage

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  1. To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage:
  2. To be a sign of (something to come); indicate or suggest beforehand; prefigure; presage

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• forerun

  1. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
  2. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.
  3. To run before; go before; precede

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  1. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
  2. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.
  3. To run before; go before; precede

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• forecast

  1. To serve as a prediction or prophecy of
  2. To estimate or calculate in advance; predict or seek to predict (weather, business conditions, etc.)
  3. To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data.

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  1. To serve as a prediction or prophecy of
  2. To estimate or calculate in advance; predict or seek to predict (weather, business conditions, etc.)
  3. To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data.

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• bode

  1. Simple past tense of bide
  2. (Archaic) To announce in advance; predict
  3. (Archaic) To predict; foretell.

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  1. Simple past tense of bide
  2. (Archaic) To announce in advance; predict
  3. (Archaic) To predict; foretell.

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• augur

  1. To be a sign or omen:
  2. To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell.
  3. To foretell or prophesy from omens

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  1. To be a sign or omen:
  2. To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell.
  3. To foretell or prophesy from omens

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To draw up a preliminary plan or version of

• sketch

  1. To make a sketch of; outline.
  2. To draw quickly or in outline
  3. To give a brief description of; outline

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  1. To make a sketch of; outline.
  2. To draw quickly or in outline
  3. To give a brief description of; outline

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• rough in

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• outline

  1. To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize:
  2. To summarize something.
  3. To draw or trace an outline of.

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  1. To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize:
  2. To summarize something.
  3. To draw or trace an outline of.

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• draft

  1. To persuade or compel (a person) to become a candidate for public office
  2. To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
  3. To create by thinking and writing; compose:

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  1. To persuade or compel (a person) to become a candidate for public office
  2. To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.
  3. To create by thinking and writing; compose:

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• block in

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To make dark or darker

• shadow

  1. (Archaic) To shelter from light or heat
  2. To cast a shadow on; darken or shade:
  3. To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.

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  1. (Archaic) To shelter from light or heat
  2. To cast a shadow on; darken or shade:
  3. To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.

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• shade

  1. To depict in, or mark with, gradations of light or color
  2. To represent degrees of shade or shadow in:
  3. To hide or screen with or as with a shadow

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  1. To depict in, or mark with, gradations of light or color
  2. To represent degrees of shade or shadow in:
  3. To hide or screen with or as with a shadow

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• darken

  1. To render vague or uncertain; obscure:
  2. To give a darker hue to.
  3. To become dark or darker.

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  1. To render vague or uncertain; obscure:
  2. To give a darker hue to.
  3. To become dark or darker.

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