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单词 prophesy
释义 prophesy
 —prophesiable,  adj.   —prophesier,  n.  
 /prof"euh suy'/,  v.  , prophesied, prophesying.
  v.t.  
  1. to foretell or predict.
  2. to indicate beforehand.
  3. to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration.
  4. to utter in prophecy or as a prophet.
  v.i.  
  5. to make predictions.
  6. to make inspired declarations of what is to come.
  7. to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead.
  8.  Archaic.   to teach religious subjects.
 [1350-1400; ME; v. use of var. of PROPHECY (fully distinguished in form and meaning in the 18th century)]
 Syn. 1. augur, prognosticate. See predict. 3. divine.
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