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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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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