v.
Pronunciation: ' prä-f ə - ˌ s ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -sied ; -sy · ing
Etymology: Middle English prophesien, from Anglo-French *prophecier, from Old French, from prophecie
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to utter by or as if by divine inspiration
2 : to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge
3 : PREFIGURE
intransitive verb
1 : to speak as if divinely inspired
2 : to give instruction in religious matters : PREACH
3 : to make a prediction
synonyms see FORETELL
– proph · e · si · er \ - ˌ s ī (- ə )r \ noun