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envision

English

Etymology

From en- +? vision, from Latin visionem (a thing or sight seen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?v???n/
  • Rhymes: -???n

Verb

envision (third-person singular simple present envisions, present participle envisioning, simple past and past participle envisioned)

  1. (transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

Synonyms

  • envisage, visualize, dream, imagine, think up

Translations

Further reading

  • envision at OneLook Dictionary Search

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portend

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portendere (to foretell), from por- (forward) + tendere (to stretch), present active infinitive of tendo.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /p???t?nd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /p???t?nd/
  • Rhymes: -?nd

Verb

portend (third-person singular simple present portends, present participle portending, simple past and past participle portended)

  1. (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
  2. (transitive) To signify; to denote.

Synonyms

  • foreshadow
  • presage

Related terms

  • portent
  • portentive
  • portentous

Translations

See also

  • harbinger

Anagrams

  • dropnet, protend

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