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prophesy

Syllabification: (proph·e·sy)
Pronunciation: /ˈpräfəˌsī/
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Definition of prophesy

verb (prophesies, prophesying, prophesied)

[with object]
  • say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future:Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest [with clause]:the papers prophesied that he would resign after the weekend

Derivatives

prophesier

Pronunciation: /-ˌsīər/
noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French profecier, from profecie (see prophecy). The differentiation of the spellings prophesy and prophecy as verb and noun was not established until after 1700

See prophecy (usage).

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