characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. 2. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes. Portend is a verb warning of omens, or bad signs. Dark clouds rumbling in over a county fair in Kansas portend the thunderstorm and even tornado that is likely to ruin the festivities. Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: caretaker (noun). a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person). caretaker (noun). an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily. he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected.aretaker (Noun). Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair. caretaker (Noun). Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.