Foredescribe

/ˌfɔːrdɪˈskraɪb/ verb

Definition

To describe or depict something in advance or beforehand; to give an account of something before it has occurred.

Etymology

From 'fore-' + 'describe' from Latin 'de-' + 'scribere' (to write). The prefix suggests the description comes before the event.

Kelly Says

Science fiction authors effectively 'foredescribe' future technologies—Jules Verne's 1870 descriptions of submarines and airships were so detailed that people claimed he had ESP, when really he was just a brilliant extrapolator.

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