be the precursor

verb

Roget 511: predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate, divine, foretell, soothsay, augurate^†, tell fortunes; cast a horoscope, cast a nativity; advise; forewarn etc. 668.    presage, augur, bode; abode, forebode; foretoken, betoken; prefigure, preshow^†; portend; foreshow^†, foreshadow; shadow forth, typify, pretypify^†, ominate^†, signify, point to.    usher in, herald, premise, announce; lower.    hold out expectation, raise expectation, excite expectation, excite hope; bid fair, promise, lead one to expect; be the precursor etc. 64.    [predict by mathematical or statistical means from past experience] extrapolate, project.    ... show more

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