prognosticate

tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -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 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.

verb

1. 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.
2. To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage. See foresight, show/hide.

IN BRIEF: To foretell from signs or symptoms.

The meteorologist will prognosticate the weather after looking at several satellite printouts.

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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