prog·nos·ti·cate (pr g-ns t -k t )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. [Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin progn  sticre, prognstict-, from Latin prognsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognstikon, from neuter of prognstikos, foreknowing; see prognostic.]prog·nos ti·cation n.prog·nos ti·cative adj.prog·nos ti·cator n. |
prognosticate [prɒgˈnɒstɪˌkeɪt]
vb
1. to foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy
2. (tr) to foreshadow or portend
[from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre to predict]
prognostication n
prognosticative adj
prognosticator n
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| Verb | 1. | prognosticate - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" 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 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 |
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