| 词组 | prophesize |
| 释义 | prophesize Bremner 1980 says this word does not exist, but it does. It is, however, of such low frequency in print that it is not eligible for entry even in an unabridged dictionary. We have examples so far from 1966 and 1981, and a local western Massachusetts newspaper not noted for elegant spelling essayed prophecize in 1974. It seems likely that prophesize may be primarily a spoken use, perhaps based on a misinterpretation of the present, third singular form prophesies. One would suppose that if the confusion between prophecy and prophesy asserted by the handbooks really existed, prophesize would be better attested since it would sidestep the imputed noun-verb confusion. |
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