- prognosticate
- transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Date: 15th century 1. to foretell from signs or symptoms ; predict 2. presage Synonyms: see foretell • prognosticative adjective • prognosticator noun
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Prognosticate — Prog*nos ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prognosticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prognosticating}.] [See {Prognostic}.] To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil. Burke.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prognosticate — I verb advise, augur, augurate, auspicate, betoken, bode, conjecture, counsel, divine, forebode, forecast, foresee, foresee the future, foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, herald, indicate beforehand, indicate in advance, look ahead to,… … Law dictionary
prognosticate — (v.) 1520s, from pp. stem of M.L. prognosticare (see PROGNOSTICATION (Cf. prognostication)). Related: Prognosticated; prognosticating … Etymology dictionary
prognosticate — *foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, augur, presage, portend, forebode Analogous words: *indicate, betoken, bespeak: *foresee, foreknow, apprehend, divine, anticipate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prognosticate — [v] predict, foretell adumbrate, augur, betoken, call it*, crystal ball*, divine, forebode, forecast, foreshadow, harbinger, have a hunch*, herald, make book*, point to, portend, presage, prophesy, read, see coming*, soothsay, vaticinate; concept … New thesaurus
prognosticate — ► VERB ▪ foretell; prophesy. DERIVATIVES prognostication noun prognosticator noun … English terms dictionary
prognosticate — [präg näs′ti kāt΄] vt. prognosticated, prognosticating [< ML prognosticatus, pp. of prognosticare < prognosticus: see PROGNOSTIC] 1. to foretell or predict, esp. from signs or indications 2. to indicate beforehand prognostication n.… … English World dictionary
prognosticate — UK [prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt] / US [prɑɡˈnɑstɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms prognosticate : present tense I/you/we/they prognosticate he/she/it prognosticates present participle prognosticating past tense prognosticated past participle prognosticated … English dictionary
prognosticate — verb /prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/ a) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill. Examining the tea leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead. b) To presage, betoken. The bluebells may prognosticate an early spring this year … Wiktionary
prognosticate — prognosticative, prognosticatory /prog nos ti keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. prognosticator, n. /prog nos ti kayt /, v., prognosticated, prognosticating. v.t. 1. to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy … Universalium
