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prophetize

prophetize verb: to act as a prophet; to prophesy; to make prophecies.

Verb

prophetize (third-person singular simple present prophetizes, present participle prophetizing, simple past and past participle prophetized)

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

Forms of prophetize

third-person singular presentprophetizes
present participleprophetizing
past participleprophetized
pastprophetized
alternative UKprophetise

Origin of prophetize

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

Questions about prophetize

What does prophetize mean?
Prophetize means to act as a prophet; to prophesy; to make prophecies.
What part of speech is prophetize?
Prophetize is a verb.
What is the past tense of prophetize?
The past tense of prophetize is prophetized.

Words near prophetize in the dictionary

  1. propheticness
  2. prophetics
  3. prophetism
  4. prophetisms
  5. prophetization
  6. prophetize
  7. prophetized
  8. prophetizes
  9. prophetizing
  10. prophetless
  11. prophetlike

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