Prophesying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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


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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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