preconize
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
preconize /ˈpriːkənʌɪz/ (or preconise /ˈpriːkənʌɪz/)
▶verb rare proclaim or commend publicly.
■ (of the Pope) publicly approve the appointment of (a bishop).
– origin ME: from med. L. praeconizare, from L. praeco(n-) ‘herald’.
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