单词 | prognosticate |
释义 | prog·nos·ti·cate ![]() 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·cation n. prog·nosti·ca′tive adj. prog·nosti·ca′tor n. |
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