Meaning & use
prophesied
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Predicted or foretold something, especially through claimed divine inspiration or special insight.
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The old woman prophesied that a great famine would strike within the year.
Analysts had prophesied the company's downfall long before it filed for bankruptcy.
A note on using this word
The verb is 'prophesy' (ending in -sy); the related noun is spelled differently, as 'prophecy' (ending in -cy), a common spelling mix-up.
Words with a similar meaning
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