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prognosticative
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.
[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.]
prog·nos′ti·ca′tion n.prog·nos′ti·ca′tive adj.prog·nos′ti·ca′tor n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | prognosticative - of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictionspredictive, prognosticprophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" |
prognosticativeadjectiveOf or relating to prediction:predictive, prognostic.
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