prophesize
verb
proph·e·size
ˈprä-fə-ˌsīz 
prophesized; prophesizing; prophesizes
: prophesy
Others say he could prophesize the future …—
Jerome R. Corsi
Jerome R. CorsiFemale spiritual leaders … have prophesized the dawning of a new religion …—Women's Realities, Women's Choices
Women's Realities, Women's ChoicesThe gurus of those times prophesized the coming of a god-man who was loving, forgiving, and merciful, and who had powers of the mind hitherto unknown to men …—Walter Prytulak
Walter PrytulakHe dares not prophesize or hypothesize on heaven and hell.—Greg Barrett
Greg Barrett… he started prophesizing to me about things that would happen in my life, and I was blown away.—Neil Cavuto
Neil Cavuto"I think they're going to kick their butts …" she prophesized an hour before kick-off.—Gene O'Donnell
Gene O'Donnell
Examples of prophesize in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Whyte warned that this cohort was becoming an increasingly dominant force in American society and prophesized a soulless culture lacking in independence, risk-taking, and progress.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2023
Before helping launch Intel with colleague Robert Noyce in 1968, Moore had prophesized exponential growth in semiconductor technology.
—oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
Trust your dead flashback wife to prophesize an alien defense strategy.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
Still, Wright disagrees with those who prophesize that Ye’s close relationship with Owens will permanently knock him out of the good graces of the American public.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2018
And on his first album in four years, the Virginia native continues to prophesize the perils of coke rap with impeccable precision.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 June 2022
Sometimes the oracle had to come from Delphi to come into the center of town to prophesize.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
For a time, only that passage, appearing to prophesize his death, could be found.
—Paul Stekler, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Moshe on the other hand, suggests that Eldad and Medad and all others be given the chance to prophesize.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 10 July 2017
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Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2023
Before helping launch Intel with colleague Robert Noyce in 1968, Moore had prophesized exponential growth in semiconductor technology.
—oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
Trust your dead flashback wife to prophesize an alien defense strategy.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
Still, Wright disagrees with those who prophesize that Ye’s close relationship with Owens will permanently knock him out of the good graces of the American public.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2018
And on his first album in four years, the Virginia native continues to prophesize the perils of coke rap with impeccable precision.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 June 2022
Sometimes the oracle had to come from Delphi to come into the center of town to prophesize.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 June 2018
For a time, only that passage, appearing to prophesize his death, could be found.
—Paul Stekler, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Moshe on the other hand, suggests that Eldad and Medad and all others be given the chance to prophesize.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 10 July 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1816, in the meaning defined above
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“Prophesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophesize. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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