/ dɪˈvaɪn; NAmE / adjective , verb
■ adjective
1.
[ usually before noun ] coming from or connected with God or a god :
divine law / love / will
divine intervention (= help from God to change a situation)
2.
( old-fashioned ) wonderful; beautiful
► div·ine·ly adverb
■ verb
1.
( formal ) to find out sth by guessing :
[ v wh- ]
She could divine what he was thinking just by looking at him.
[also vn ]
2.
[ vn , v ] to search for underground water using a stick in the shape of a Y, called a divining rod
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WORD ORIGIN
adjective late Middle English : via Old French from Latin divinus , from divus godlike (related to deus god).
verb late Middle English : from Old French deviner predict, from Latin divinare , from divinus , from divus godlike (related to deus god).