preconizing

Variant of preconize

preconize definition

pre·co·nize (prē′kə nīz′)

transitive verb preconized -·nized′, preconizing -·niz′·ing

  1. to proclaim or extol in public
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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