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词汇 prologize
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Definition of prologize in English:

prologize

(also prologise)
verb ˈprəʊləɡʌɪzˈprəʊlədʒʌɪz
rare
  • 1no object To compose or deliver a prologue.

  • 2with object To preface with a prologue; to summarize in a prologue.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Beaumont (1584–1616), playwright. From post-classical Latin prologizare to speak a prologue or its etymon Greek προλογίζειν to speak a prologue (in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Sophocles Philoctetes 1) from ancient Greek πρόλογος + -ίζειν.

Definition of prologize in US English:

prologize

(also prologise)
verb
rare
  • 1no object To compose or deliver a prologue.

  • 2with object To preface with a prologue; to summarize in a prologue.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Beaumont (1584–1616), playwright. From post-classical Latin prologizare to speak a prologue or its etymon Greek προλογίζειν to speak a prologue (in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Sophocles Philoctetes 1) from ancient Greek πρόλογος + -ίζειν.

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