praesipio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prae-sĭpĭo, pĕre, v. a. [sapio],

to feel beforehand , have a presentiment of : praesagire est praedivinare, praesipere, Fest. s. v. praesagire, p. 223 Müll.; cf.: adsipere et praesipere dicebant antiqui a sapiendo, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. adsipere, p. 21 Müll.