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scry

Pronunciation: /skrʌɪ/

Definition of scry

verb (scries, scrying, scried)

[no object]
  • foretell the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface: (as noun scrying)a mirror used for scrying

Derivatives

scryer

noun

Origin:

early 16th century: shortening of descry

scry in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of scry in the US English dictionary