forerun

to give a slight indication of beforehand the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire Synonyms adumbrate, foreshadow, harbinger, herald, prefigureRelated Words anticipate, foreknow, foresee; forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, prophesy; forewarn; augur, bode, forebode (also forbode), portend, presage, promise; allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest