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pro·log·ize | \ ˈprō-ˌlȯ-ˌgīz 
, -ˌlä-; -lə-ˌjīz \
, -ˌlä-; -lə-ˌjīz \variants:
or prologuize \ ˈprō-ˌlȯ-ˌgīz , -ˌlä- \
, -ˌlä- \prologized or prologuized; prologizing or prologuizing
Definition of prologize
: to write or speak a prologue
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The first known use of prologize was circa 1625
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