"presignify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: presignifies [present, singular, third-person], presignifying [participle, present], presignified [participle, past], presignified [past]
Etymology: From Latin praesignificare, from prae (“before”) + significare (“to signify”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praesignificare}} Latin praesignificare Head templates: {{en-verb}} presignify (third-person singular simple present presignifies, present participle presignifying, simple past and past participle presignified)
  1. (transitive) To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-presignify-en-verb-inA4kL7M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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