1. to deliver a prologue or introductory speech
Usage: formal; theatrical
2. to speak at length as an introduction to something
Usage: formal

Examples

• The actor stepped forward to prologize before the main performance began.
• She tends to prologize extensively before getting to her main point.
• The director asked him to prologize about the play’s historical context.
• Rather than prologize, he jumped straight into the presentation.
• The speaker will prologize for a few minutes before introducing the guest.
• Critics noted how the author chose to prologize in each chapter.