"to predict, to earmark (someone for a role)" is Прочить in Russian.
Прочить means "to predict, to earmark (someone for a role)" in English.
Listen to the pronunciationWord #2921 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B2.
Родители прочили ему карьеру великого музыканта.
His parents predicted a career as a great musician for him.