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portend

por·tend [ pawr ténd ] (past and past participle por·tend·ed, present participle por·tend·ing, 3rd person present singular por·tends)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be omen: to be an indication that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen

2. indicate: to indicate or signify something

[15th century. < Latin portendere "stretch forward" < tendere "hold out, stretch"]
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