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farspeak

verb
/ˈfɑːˌspiːk/UK/ˈfɑɹˌspik/CA/ˈfɐːˌspiːk/

Etymology

From far + speak.

  1. inherited from *bʰeh₂g-✻ — “to distribute”
  2. inherited from *spekan✻
  3. derived from *spreg-✻ — “to make a sound, utter, speak”
  4. inherited from *sprekaną✻ — “to speak, make a sound”
  5. inherited from *sprekan✻
  6. inherited from specan — “to speak”
  7. inherited from speke
  8. compounded as farspeak — “far + speak”

Definitions

  1. To engage in long-distance communication by magic or telepathy.

    • Then the conversation turned to a vexatious old topic: Denis's continuing futile attempts to farspeak other telepaths.
    • Talia longed for Kyril's ability to Farspeak; even at this distance she would have been able to get some kind of warning back to the Heralds near the Border.
    • "Go on back to the City, child," she said, very calmly, "and when you are close enough, farspeak the Council".

  2. The use of magic or telepathy to communicate over long distances.

    • Alerted by the powerful farspeak of the watching prairiecat, Whitetip, as soon as the Ganiks began filing down the path from the shelf, Bili had all three hundred and twelve of his male and female warriors standing to arms...

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for farspeak. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA