prognosticate

prog·nos·ti·cate

P0585300 (prŏg-nŏs′tĭ-kāt′)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.

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[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.]

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prog·nos′ti·ca′tion n.prog·nos′ti·ca′tive adj.prog·nos′ti·ca′tor n.

prognosticate

(prɒɡˈnɒstɪˌkeɪt) vb1. to foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy2. (tr) to foreshadow or portend[C16: from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre to predict] progˌnostiˈcation n progˈnosticative adj progˈnostiˌcator n

prog•nos•ti•cate

(prɒgˈnɒs tɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. 1. to forecast from present signs or indications; prophesy. 2. to foretoken; presage. v.i. 3. to make a forecast; prophesy. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin prognōsticātus, past participle of prognōsticāre. See prognostic, -ate¹] prog•nos`ti•ca′tion, n. prog•nos′ti•ca`tive, adj. prog•nos′ti•ca`tor, n.

prognosticate

Past participle: prognosticated
Gerund: prognosticating

Imperative
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Present
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Preterite
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
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Past Continuous
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Past Perfect
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Future
I will prognosticate
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Future Perfect
I will have prognosticated
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Future Continuous
I will be prognosticating
you will be prognosticating
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prognosticating
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prognosticating
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prognosticating
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Conditional
I would prognosticate
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Past Conditional
I would have prognosticated
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prognosticate - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"forebode, predict, foretell, promise, anticipate, callread - 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 predictaugur - predict from an omenbet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"forecast, calculate - predict in advanceprophesy, 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, foretellthreaten - 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

prognosticate

verb1. To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference:call, forecast, foretell, predict, project.2. To give an indication of something in advance:adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage.

Translations

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