Prophetize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To act as a prophet; to prophesy; to make prophecies.

Etymology

From Middle English prophetise, from Old French prophetisier, from Latin prophētizō, from Ancient Greek προφητίζω (prophētízō, “to prophesy”). By surface analysis, prophet + -ize.

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