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Portend

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Verb (used with object)

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does
The street incident may portend a general uprising.
to signify; mean.

Synonyms

verb
adumbrate , augur , be in the cards , bespeak , betoken , bode , call * , crystal-ball , forebode , forecast , foreshow , foretell , foretoken , forewarn , harbinger , have a hunch , herald , hint , omen , point to , predict , premonish , presage , prognosticate , promise , prophesy , read , see coming , threaten , warn ofnotes:portend means to indicate (events , misfortunes , etc.) as in future or to foreshadow or to bode; pretend means to make believe with the intent to deceive or to give a false appearance of , forerun , foreshadow , prefigure , auspicate , entry , gateway , opening , passage , port

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