verb
- to speak or write about future events; to predict or foretell
Usage: often used in religious or spiritual contexts; can mean to speak as a prophet or with prophetic authority
Examples
- The ancient oracle would prophesize about the fate of kingdoms.
- She prophesize that the economy would improve within two years.
- Religious leaders have long prophesize about the end times.
- The weather model prophesize heavy snow for the weekend.
- He prophesize doom and gloom, but things turned out well.
- The fortune teller prophesize a major change in his life.