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divine2

Syllabification: (di·vine)
Pronunciation: /diˈvīn/
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Definition of divine

verb

[with object]
  • discover (something) by guesswork or intuition:his brother usually divined his ulterior motives [with clause]:they had divined that he was a fake
  • have supernatural or magical insight into (future events):frauds who claimed to divine the future in chickens' entrails
  • discover (water) by dowsing.

Derivatives

diviner

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French deviner 'predict', from Latin divinare, from divinus (see divine1)

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