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fore·bode (fôr bōd′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb foreboded -·bod′ed, foreboding -·bod′·ing

to indicate beforehand; portend; foretell; predict (esp. something bad or harmful)
to have a presentiment of (something bad or harmful)

Etymology: OE forebodian: see fore- & bode

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