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foresignifying

foresignifying is the present participle and gerund of foresignify.

Meaning of foresignify

Verb

foresignify (third-person singular simple present foresignifies, present participle foresignifying, simple past and past participle foresignified)

  1. (transitive) To indicate beforehand.
    • They oft foresignify and threaten ill1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    foreshow, foretoken

Questions about foresignifying

What is foresignifying the present participle and gerund of?
Foresignifying is the present participle and gerund of foresignify.

Words near foresignifying in the dictionary

  1. foresignification
  2. foresignifications
  3. foresignified
  4. foresignifies
  5. foresignify
  6. foresignifying
  7. foresigns
  8. foresing
  9. foresinger
  10. foresister
  11. foresisters

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