soothsay

[sooth-sey]

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verb (used without object), sooth·said, sooth·say·ing.

to foretell events; predict.

Origin of soothsay

First recorded in 1600–10; back formation from soothsayer

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Related Words for soothsay

foreshadow, signify, foretell, presage, portend, foresee, envision, conclude, anticipate, forecast, call, think, forebode, augur, calculate, gauge, determine, estimate, prefigure, prophesy

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Historical Examples of soothsay

Thou must be wealthy and art bountiful, so it is worth while to soothsay for thee.
The Pharaoh and the Priest
Alexander Glovatski

British Dictionary definitions for soothsay

soothsay

verb -says, -saying or -said

(intr) to predict the future

Derived Formssoothsaying, noun

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Word Origin and History for soothsay

c.1600, back-formation from soothsayer. As a noun from 1540s.