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prophesize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
proph-e-size
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prophesy

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English prophesy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English prophesize From prophesy + -ize.

Inflected Forms

prophesizes (present, singular) prophesizing (participle, present) prophesized (participle, past) prophesized (past) prophesise (alternative) prophecize (alternative) prophecise (alternative)

Questions

What does prophesize mean?
To prophesy
Where does prophesize come from?
Etymology tree English prophesy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English prophesize From prophesy + -ize.

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