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prologuize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To deliver or create a prologue, as for an oration or for a written or musical work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

write or speak a prologue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prologize, prologise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: precede, preface, premise, introduce

History

Etymology

From prologue + -ize.