Protend vs Presage - What's the difference?
protend | presage |
(obsolete) To hold out; to stretch forth.
A warning of a future event; an omen.
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
To predict or foretell something.
* Shakespeare
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To make a prediction.
To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
As verbs the difference between protend and presage
is that protend is to hold out; to stretch forth while presage is to predict or foretell something.As a noun presage is
a warning of a future event; an omen.protend
English
Verb
(en verb)- With his protended lance he makes defence. — Dryden.
presage
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Noun
(en noun)Verb
(presag)- My dreams presage some joyful news at hand.
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