forespeak

[ fawr-speek, fohr- ]
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verb (used with object),fore·spoke or (Archaic) fore·spake; fore·spo·ken or (Archaic) fore·spoke; fore·speak·ing.
  1. to predict; foretell.

  2. to ask for or claim in advance.

Origin of forespeak

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, forespeak is from the Middle English word forespeken.See fore-, speak

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British Dictionary definitions for forespeak

forespeak

/ (fɔːˈspiːk) /


verb-speaks, -speaking, -spoke or -spoken (tr) rare
  1. to predict; foresee

  2. to arrange or speak of in advance

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