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pre·dict P0516500 (prĭ-dĭkt′)v. pre·dict·ed, pre·dict·ing, pre·dicts v.tr. To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge: predicted an active hurricane season because of warmer ocean-surface temperatures.v.intr. To foretell something. [Latin praedīcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.pre·dict′a·ble adj.pre·dict′a·bly adv.pre·dic′tive adj.pre·dic′tive·ly adv.pre·dic′tor n.Synonyms: predict, call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate These verbs mean to tell about something in advance of its occurrence by means of special knowledge or inference: predict an eclipse; couldn't call the outcome of the game; forecasting the weather; foretold events that would happen; prognosticating a rebellion.ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | predictably - in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree; "predictably, he did not like the news" | Translations EncyclopediaSeepredict |