prognosticate
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prog·nos·ti·cate
(prŏg-nŏs'tĭ-kāt') 
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
prognosticative prog·nos'ti·ca'tive adj.
prognosticator prog·nos'ti·ca'tor n.
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
- To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See synonyms at predict.
- To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.
[Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre, prognōsticāt-, from Latin prognōsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos, foreknowing. See prognostic.]
prognostication prog·nos'ti·ca'tion n.prognosticative prog·nos'ti·ca'tive adj.
prognosticator prog·nos'ti·ca'tor n.
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prognosticate
verb
- To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference: call, forecast, foretell, predict, project. See foresight.
- To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage. See foresight, show/hide.
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prognosticate
IN BRIEF: To foretell from signs or symptoms.
The meteorologist will prognosticate the weather after looking at several satellite printouts.
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Prognosticate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forudsige
Nederlands (Dutch)
voorspellen, voortekens geven
Français (French)
v. tr. - pronostiquer
Deutsch (German)
v. - prognostizieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προβλέπω, προλέγω, προφητεύω
Italiano (Italian)
pronosticare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - prognosticar
Русский (Russian)
предсказывать, предвещать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pronosticar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - prognostisera, förutsäga, förebåda, ställa prognos
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预知, 预测, 预言
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預知, 預測, 預言
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 예지하다, 예언[예측]하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 予知する, 予言する, 兆候を示す
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتنبأ, يتكهن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - צפה, ניבא, סימן (אירועים בעתיד)
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