previse, v.
(prɪˈvaɪz)
[f. L. prævīs-, ppl. stem of prævidēre: see previde.]
† 1. trans. To provide, supply, furnish. Const. of a thing. Obs. rare.
| c 1470 Harding Chron. ccxx. vii, She was so wel, within her selfe auysed Of great sadnesse, and womanhede preuised. |
2. To foresee; to forecast. Also absol.
| 1597 J. King On Jonas (1618) 287 God had a purpose preuised herein, to worke the glorie of his name. 1622 Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. ii. 290 Neither do they previse, and provide for after-claps. 1694 Motteux Rabelais v. xxii, Faculties, that do not previse the facility of the operation adequately. 1863 Lytton Caxtoniana I. 51 [They] only through reason discover what through imagination they previse. 1890 J. Skinner Diss. Metaph. 98 He had intelligence to previse the possible future. |
3. To advise or inform beforehand. rare.
| 1834 Lytton Pompeii ii. i, Who sent to previse thee of it? 1849 ― Pelham xv. note, Mr. Pelham..has prevised the reader, that Lord Vincent was somewhat addicted to paradox. |
Hence preˈvised ppl. a., foreseen.
| 1644 Quarles Barnabas & B. 257 He takes benefit by prevised misery that strives to eschew it. 1890 J. Skinner Diss. Metaph. 98 He had power to accomplish an almost infinite amount of good in that prevised future. |