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   Divine, 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.
   
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   A sagacity which divined the evil designs. Bancroft.
   
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   2. To foretell; to predict; to presage.
   
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   Darest thou . . . divine his downfall? Shak.
   
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   3. To render divine; to deify. [Obs.]
   
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   Living on earth like angel new divined. Spenser.
   
   Syn. -- To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate; forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise.
   
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