preominate

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von preominate im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To feel foreboding about; to prophesy

To be a portent or omen of

Because many ravens were seen when Alexander entered Babylon, they were thought to preominate his death; and because an owl appeared before the battle, it presaged the ruin of Crassus.

{v} to get or have first possession

To ominate beforehand; to portend

Etymologie

() From pre +‎ ominate.