preconize
/ˈpriːkənʌɪz
/(also preconise)
verb [with object] rare
1Proclaim or commend publicly.
1.1(Of the Pope) publicly approve the appointment of (a bishop).
Derivatives
preconization
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin praeconizare, from Latin praeco(n-) 'herald'.
- take someone in
- take someone in hand
- take someone in rear
- take someone into one's confidence
- take someone off
- take someone on
- take someone out
- take someone out of themselves
- take someone's breath away
- take someone's name in vain
- take someone/something in hand
- take someone's (or one's own) life
- take someone's point
- take someone's word (for it)
- take someone/thing by surprise
- take someone/thing out
- take someone/thing seriously
- take someone to law
- take someone to task
- take someone to the cleaners
- take someone to the woodshed
- take someone up
- take someone up on
- take some (or a lot of) beating
- take something amiss