Divining

Divining
Divine Di*vine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Divining}.] [L. divinare: cf. F. deviner. See {Divination}.] 1. To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture. [1913 Webster]

A sagacity which divined the evil designs. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]

2. To foretell; to predict; to presage. [1913 Webster]

Darest thou . . . divine his downfall? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Living on earth like angel new divined. --Spenser.

Syn: To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate; forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Divining — Di*vin ing, a. That divines; for divining. [1913 Webster] {Divining rod}, a rod, commonly of witch hazel, with forked branches, used by those who claim to be able to discover water or metals under ground by sensing them through such a rod. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • divining rod — /dəˈvaɪnɪŋ ˌrɒd / (say duh vuyning .rod) noun a rod used in divining, especially a forked stick, commonly of hazel, said to tremble or move when held over a spot where water, metal, etc., is underground …  

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  • divining — 1. noun The action of the verb to divine in any sense. 2. adjective That or who divines (in any sense of the verb). See Also: divine …   Wiktionary

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