preominate

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Definition of preominate in English English dictionary

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

Etymology

() From pre +‎ ominate.