Foreknow

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foreknow \Fore*know"\, v. t. [imp. {Foreknew}; p. p.
     {Foreknown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foreknowing}.]
     To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand.
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           Who would the miseries of man foreknow?  --Dryden.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foreknow
       v : realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foresee}]
       [also: {foreknown}, {foreknew}]