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Definition of: portend
(pôr·tend′, pōr-) v.t.
1. To warn of as an omen; presage; forebode.
2. Obs. To mean; signify. See synonyms under AUGUR. [<OF portendre stretch forth <L portendere, var. of protendere <pro- forth + tendere stretch]
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