† oraclizev.

Forms: 1600s oraclise, 1700s orac'lize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oracle n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < oracle n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier oraculize v.

Obsolete. rare.

1. transitive. To pronounce or predict in the manner of an oracle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > utter as an oracle [verb (transitive)]

oraclec1595

oraclize1648

oraculate1822

1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra (1879) 57 Then shall Thy Conscience Oraclise thy Fate.

2. intransitive. To speak as an oracle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > speak as an oracle [verb (intransitive)]

oracle1654

oraclize1709

oraculate1919

1709 Brit. Apollo 4–6 May For as you Orac'lize in Verse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	oraclize
释义	† oraclizev. Forms: 1600s oraclise, 1700s orac'lize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oracle n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < oracle n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier oraculize v. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To pronounce or predict in the manner of an oracle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > utter as an oracle [verb (transitive)] oraclec1595 oraclize1648 oraculate1822 1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra (1879) 57 Then shall Thy Conscience Oraclise thy Fate. 2. intransitive. To speak as an oracle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > speak as an oracle [verb (intransitive)] oracle1654 oraclize1709 oraculate1919 1709 Brit. Apollo 4–6 May For as you Orac'lize in Verse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1648
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