Previse

2 definitions found

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

  Previse \Pre*vise"\, v. t. [L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to
     foresee; prae before + videre to see. See {Vision}.]
     1. To foresee. [R.]
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     2. To inform beforehand; to warn. --Ld. Lytton.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  previse
       v 1: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I
            forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he
            showed up at his ex-wife's house" [syn: {forewarn}]
       2: realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {foreknow}, {foresee}]