prophetize
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English prophetise, from Old French prophetisier, from Latin prophētizō, from Ancient Greek προφητίζω (prophētízō, “to prophesy”). By surface analysis, prophet + -ize.
Verb[edit]
prophetize (third-person singular simple present prophetizes, present participle prophetizing, simple past and past participle prophetized)
- To act as a prophet; to prophesy; to make prophecies.
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