prewarnv.
/ˌpriːˈwɔːn/, U.S. /ˌpriˈwɔrn/ transitive. To warn (a person) beforehand. In early use also: †to give warning of (an event) beforehand (obsolete). Also intransitive: to give advance warning.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warn (a person) of imminent danger or evil [verb (transitive)]
warnc1000
forewarnc1330
monisha1382
premonisha1530
awarn1590
preadmonish1632
prewarna1637
preadvise1651
alarm1663
advertise1825
to give (or get) the (also a) wire1897
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warn (a person) of imminent danger or evil [verb (transitive)] > give warning of
before-warna1382
prewarna1637
preadmonish1644
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > portend, betoken [verb (transitive)]
betokenc1275
bode1387
prognostica1400
pretend1402
prognosticate?a1425
ossc1450
importc1487
prognostify1495
protendc1554
presage1562
abode1573
boden1573
denounce1581
importune1590
prejudicate1595
foretoken1598
ominate1598
auspicate1604
divine1607
foredeem1612
warranta1616
augur1630
preaugurate1635
prewarna1637
prenote1641
preominate1646
forespeak1667
omen1697
betidea1799
bespeak1851
a1637 J. Perrott Life, Deedes & Death Sir J. Perrott (2002) 108 He would looke for nothinge but dangerous alteration, which having pre warned, he helde hym selfe discharged in dutie.
1705 Introd. Hist. Kingdoms & States Asia i. xiii. 398 A Shoulder of Mutton served to the Table, [he] pre-warned him that he should not eat of it.
a1855 C. A. Bloss Heroines of Crusades (1857) 477 She, pre-warned by her good angel, turned down a branch of the stream toward her own country.
1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. xxxvii. 184 I am prewarned..of this my squire that your greatness is overthrown.
1925 B. Vanzetti Let. 8 July in N. Sacco & B. Vanzetti Lett. (1997) ii. ii. 158 It is better to be pre-warned than to be taken by surprise and found unprepared.
1961 K. Reisz Technique Film Editing (ed. 9) iii. 241 What is worth noting here is that, whether the effect comes after the spectator has been prewarned—or whether [etc.].
1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July 300/3 Counter/Timer/Rate Meter..Preset 1 may be used as an intermediate point, to slow a process down, pre-warn, etc.
2005 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 7 Dec. Tornadoes just happen—there's nothing that pre-warns you about it, they can happen anywhere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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