prognosticate

prog·nos·ti·cate  (prg-nst-kt)

tr.v. prog·nos·ti·cat·ed, prog·nos·ti·cat·ing, prog·nos·ti·cates

1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict.

2. To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.

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[Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognsticre, prognstict-, from Latin prognsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognstikon, from neuter of prognstikos, foreknowing; see prognostic.]

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prog·nosti·cation n.

prog·nosti·cative adj.

prog·nosti·cator n.

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prognosticate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to foretell (future events)

2. to indicate or suggest beforehand [Medieval Latin prognosticare to predict]

prognostication n
prognosticator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prognosticate - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" forebode, predict, foretell, promise, anticipate, call read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict augur - predict from an omen bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" forecast, calculate - predict in advance prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
	2.	prognosticate - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration