[proph.e.sy] vb -sied ; -sy.ing [ME prophesien, fr. MF prophesier, fr. OF, fr. prophecie] vt (14c) 1: to utter by or as if by divine inspiration
2: to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge
3: prefigure ~ vi 1: to speak as if divinely inspired
2: to give instruction in religious matters: preach
3: to make a prediction syn see foretell -- proph.e.si.er n