1. discovered or understood something through intuition or insight rather than reasoning
Usage: past tense of divine
2. predicted the future or discovered hidden knowledge through supernatural means
Usage: past tense of divine; often associated with fortune-telling or prophecy
3. searched for underground water or minerals using a divining rod
Usage: past tense of divine; specialized usage

Examples

• She divined his true feelings from the look in his eyes.
• The ancient oracle divined that the kingdom would fall.
• He somehow divined the answer without doing any calculations.
• The fortune teller divined trouble ahead for the young couple.
• The old farmer divined the location of the well using a forked stick.
• From her silence, I divined that something was wrong.
• The mystic claimed to have divined the location of the treasure.