prologuize

ˈproʊləˌɡwaɪz

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Definition of prologuize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

theater

intr.

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deliver a prologue or introductory part in a speech or play

intr.

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The actor decided to prologuize before the curtain rose..

introduce

preface

literature

tr.

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create a prologue for a written or musical work

tr.

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She prologuized the novel with a historical overview.

begin

introduce

preface

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Origin of prologuize

Greek, pro (before) + logos (word)

Examples of prologuize in a sentence

She would often prologuize to set the scene for her stories.
He decided to prologuize his play with a poem.
The composer prologuized the symphony with a short piece.

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French:faire un prologue, prologuer, ...
German:einen Prolog sprechen, einen Prolog verfassen, ...
Italian:introdurre, prologare, ...
Spanish:prologar, prologuizar, ...
Portuguese:prologar, escrever um prólogo, ...
Chinese:作开场白, 写序言, ...
Japanese:序文を述べる, 序文をつける, ...
Arabic:أَلْقَى مُقَدِّمَة, كَتَبَ مُقَدِّمَةً, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצִּיג פְּרוֹלוֹג, לִיצוֹר פְּרוֹלוֹג, ...
Russian:произнести пролог, написать пролог, ...
Ukrainian:виголошувати пролог, створювати пролог, ...
Hindi:प्रस्तावना देना, प्रस्तावना बनाना, ...
Bengali:প্রস্তাবনা প্রদান করা, প্রস্তাবনা তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:fer el pròleg, prologar, ...
Czech:pronést prolog, opatřit prologem, ...
Danish:prologisere, indlede, ...
Dutch:inleiden, voorzienen, ...
Greek:προλογίζω, γράφω πρόλογο, ...
Hungarian:prológust mondani, prológussal ellátni, ...
Khmer:ថ្លែងសេចក្តីផ្តើម, សរសេរអារម្ភកថា, ...
Korean:서두를 말하다, 서문을 작성하다, ...
Persian:مقدمه چینی کردن, مقدمه‌سازی کرد, ...
Polish:wygłosić prolog, napisać prolog, ...
Portuguese (BR):prologar, introduzir, ...
Romanian:a prologuiza, a scrie un prolog, ...
Swedish:hålla prolog, skriva en prolog till, ...
Thai:กล่าวคำนำ, เขียนคำนำ, ...
Turkish:prolog yapmak, önsöz yazmak, ...
Vietnamese:đọc lời mở đầu, viết phần mở đầu, ...

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