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   portend

   /pɔːˈtɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen: "the eclipses portend some major events"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin portendere, based on pro- ‘forth’ + tendere ‘stretch’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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