transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-fə-ˌsī ]
verb
( -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 -ˌsī(-ə)r noun