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portend

por.tend \po.r-'tend, po-r-\ vt [ME portenden, fr. L portendere, fr. por- 
   forward (akin to Xper through) + tendere to stretch - more at FOR, THIN 1: 
   to give an omen or anticipatory sign of : BODE  2: INDICATE, SIGNIFY