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divining
(encz) | divining,hledání pomocí virgule n: Ivan Masár |
Divining
(gcide) | 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.
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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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Divining
(gcide) | Divining \Di*vin"ing\, a.
That divines; for divining.
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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.
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divining
(encz) | divining,hledání pomocí virgule n: Ivan Masár |
divining rod
(encz) | divining rod,proutek Zdeněk Broždivining rod,virgule n: Zdeněk Brož |
Divining rod
(gcide) | Divining \Di*vin"ing\, a.
That divines; for divining.
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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.
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Diviningly
(gcide) | Diviningly \Di*vin"ing*ly\, adv.
In a divining manner.
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divining rod
(wn) | divining rod
n 1: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate
underground water or oil [syn: divining rod, dowser,
dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder] |
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