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Meaning of PREVISE

Pronunciation:  pri'vIz

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  realize beforehand
  2. [v]  warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"
 
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 Synonyms: anticipate, foreknow, foresee, forewarn
 
 See Also: know, warn

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pre*vise"\, v. t. [L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to
foresee; prae before + videre to see. See {Vision}.]
1. To foresee. [R.]
2. To inform beforehand; to warn. --Ld. Lytton.
 

 

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