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preconizing
Variant of preconize
preconize
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pre·co·nize (prē′kə nīz′)
transitive verb preconized -·nized′, preconizing -·niz′·ing
- to proclaim or extol in public
- to approve and announce the name of (a new bishop) publicly: said of the Pope
Etymology: ME preconisen < ML praeconizare < L praeco (gen. praeconis), public crier (prob. contr. < praedicator, proclaimer: see preacher) + LL -izare, -ize
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