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/soohth"say'/, v.i., soothsaid, soothsaying.to foretell events; predict.[1600-10; back formation from SOOTHSAYER]
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Soothsay — Sooth say , v. i. [Sooth + say; properly to say truth, tell the truth.] To foretell; to predict. You can not soothsay. Shak. Old soothsaying Glaucus spell. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soothsay — Sooth say , n. 1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Omen; portent. Having [1913 Webster] God turn the same to good soothsay. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soothsay — index predict, presage, prognosticate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
soothsay — [so͞oth′sā΄] vi. soothsaid, soothsaying Historical to make predictions; foretell soothsaying n … English World dictionary
soothsay — intransitive verb see soothsaying … New Collegiate Dictionary
soothsay — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, augur, call, cast a horoscope, cast a nativity, divine, dope, dope out, dowse for water, forebode, forecast, foresee, foretell, fortune tell, guess, hariolate, make a prediction, make a prognosis, make a… … Moby Thesaurus
soothsay — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means: augur, divine, foretell, prophesy, vaticinate. See FORESIGHT … English dictionary for students
soothsay — v. predict future events, foretell the future … English contemporary dictionary
soothsay — sooth·say … English syllables
soothsay — sooth•say [[t]ˈsuθˌseɪ[/t]] v. i. said, say•ing to predict • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
