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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prophesy \Proph"e*sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prophesied}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Prophesying}.] [See {Prophecy}.]
1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.
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He doth not prophesy good concerning me. --1 Kings
xxii. 8.
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Then I perceive that will be verified
Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy. --Shak.
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2. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
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Methought thy very gait did prophesy
A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee. --Shak.
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