forespoke

fore·speak

[fawr-speek, fohr-]
verb (used with object), fore·spoke or (Archaic) fore·spake; fore·spo·ken or (Archaic) fore·spoke; fore·speak·ing.
1.
to predict; foretell.
2.
to ask for or claim in advance.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English forespeken. See fore-, speak

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forespeak (fɔːˈspiːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -speaks, -speaking, -spoke, -spoken
1.  to predict; foresee
2.  to arrange or speak of in advance

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