previse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning
    forewarn.
    • I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house
  2. verb realize beforehand
    anticipate; foreknow; foresee.

WordNet

Pre*vise" transitive verb
Etymology
L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to foresee; prae before + videre to see. See Vision.
Definitions
  1. To foresee. R.
  2. To inform beforehand; to warn. Ld. Lytton.

Webster 1913