1. present participle of preconise; to announce or make known publicly in advance; to proclaim beforehand
Usage: chiefly British; formal or literary
2. to recommend or suggest (a person) for a position, especially ecclesiastical office, before formal appointment
Usage: chiefly British; ecclesiastical

Examples

• The newspaper was preconising the arrival of the new technology months before its official launch.
• The bishop was preconising candidates for the vacant cathedral position.
• Critics were preconising economic difficulties ahead of the policy announcement.
• The committee is preconising several qualified individuals for the leadership role.
• Medieval chronicles were preconising the coming of significant historical events.
• She spent weeks preconising the benefits of the proposed reform to stakeholders.