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View usage for: prognosticate in British English (prɒɡˈnɒstɪˌkeɪt) verb1. to foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy 2. (transitive) to foreshadow or portend Derived forms prognostication (progˌnostiˈcation) noun prognosticative (progˈnosticative) adjective prognosticator (progˈnostiˌcator) noun Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre to predict prognosticate in American English (prɑgˈnɑstɪˌkeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: progˈnostiˌcated or prognostiˌcating1. to foretell or predict, esp. from signs or indications 2. to indicate beforehand Derived forms prognostication (progˌnostiˈcation) noun prognosticative (progˈnostiˌcative) (prɑgˈnɑstɪˌkeɪtɪv) adjective prognosticator (progˈnostiˌcator) noun Word origin < ML prognosticatus, pp. of prognosticare < prognosticus: see prognostic Examples of 'prognosticate' in a sentenceprognosticate Synonyms of 'prognosticate'foretell, predict, forecast, divine indicate, point to, herald, foreshadow More Synonyms of prognosticate Definition to foretell (future events) Synonyms presage soothsay vaticinate (rare) Definition to indicate or suggest beforehand Synonyms point to harbinger forebode Additional synonymsDefinition to be a good or bad sign of future events Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. Synonyms bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of, bespeak (archaic) Definition to indicate His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity. Synonyms indicate, mark, suggest, evidence, promise, represent, declare, manifest, signify, denote, typify, bode, bespeak, augur, presage, portend, prognosticateDefinition to discover (something) by intuition or guessing She tried to divine which of her siblings was telling the truth. Synonyms guess, understand, suppose, suspect, perceive, discern, infer, deduce, apprehend, conjecture, surmise, foretell, intuit, prognosticateNearby words ofprognosticate - progeny
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Additional synonymsSynonyms portend, promise, indicate, predict, warn of, foreshadow, augur, presage, foretell, forewarn, betoken, prognosticate, foretoken, foreshow, vaticinate (rare) Definition to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc.), in advance They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister. Synonyms predict, anticipate, foresee, foretell, call, plan, estimate, calculate, divine, prophesy, augur, forewarn, prognosticate, vaticinate (rare) Definition to show, indicate, or suggest in advance Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. Synonyms predict, suggest, promise, indicate, signal, imply, bode, prophesy, augur, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, adumbrate, forebodeDefinition to announce or signal the approach of Economists said the drop could herald a fall in consumer spending. Synonyms indicate, promise, precede, pave the way, usher in, harbinger, presage, portend, foretokenDefinition to be an omen of Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom. Synonyms foretell, promise, threaten, indicate, predict, point to, herald, warn of, omen, bode, foreshadow, bespeak, augur, harbinger, presage, forewarn, betoken, prognosticate, adumbrate, foretoken, vaticinate (rare) Definition to tell about in advance Nobody can predict what will happen. Synonyms foretell, forecast, divine, foresee, prophesy, call, augur, presage, portend, prognosticate, forebode, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) Definition to be a warning or sign of something about to happen Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. Synonyms portend, point to, warn of, signify, omen, bode, foreshadow, augur, betoken, adumbrate, forebode, foretokenDefinition to foretell She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561. Synonyms predict, forecast, divine, foresee, augur, presage, foretell, forewarn, prognosticate, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) |