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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.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 nprog•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
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I have prognosticated | you have prognosticated | he/she/it has prognosticated | we have prognosticated | you have prognosticated | they have prognosticated |
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I was prognosticating | you were prognosticating | he/she/it was prognosticating | we were prognosticating | you were prognosticating | they were prognosticating |
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I had prognosticated | you had prognosticated | he/she/it had prognosticated | we had prognosticated | you had prognosticated | they had prognosticated |
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I will prognosticate | you will prognosticate | he/she/it will prognosticate | we will prognosticate | you will prognosticate | they will prognosticate |
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I will have prognosticated | you will have prognosticated | he/she/it will have prognosticated | we will have prognosticated | you will have prognosticated | they will have prognosticated |
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I will be prognosticating | you will be prognosticating | he/she/it will be prognosticating | we will be prognosticating | you will be prognosticating | they will be prognosticating |
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I will have been prognosticating | you will have been prognosticating | he/she/it will have been prognosticating | we will have been prognosticating | you will have been prognosticating | they will have been prognosticating |
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I would prognosticate | you would prognosticate | he/she/it would prognosticate | we would prognosticate | you would prognosticate | they would prognosticate |
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I would have prognosticated | you would have prognosticated | he/she/it would have prognosticated | we would have prognosticated | you would have prognosticated | they would have prognosticated | ThesaurusVerb | 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 |
prognosticateverb1. 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.Translationsprognostizierenprognosiprognosticarepronosticare EncyclopediaSeePrognosticationprognosticate
prognosticate [prog-nos´tĭ-kāt] to give a prognosis; called also prognose.prog·nos·ti·cate (prog-nos'ti-kāt), To give a prognosis. Synonym(s): prognoseprognosticate verb To project the outcome of a particular condition based on prior outcomes of similar cases.prognosticate Prognose verb To project the outcome of a particular condition or stateprog·nos·ti·cate (prog-nos'ti-kāt) To give a prognosis. prognosticate Related to prognosticate: nonchalance, bewilderment, detailed, desperately, hard-workingSynonyms for prognosticateverb to tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inferenceSynonyms- call
- forecast
- foretell
- predict
- project
verb to give an indication of something in advanceSynonyms- adumbrate
- augur
- bode
- forecast
- forerun
- foreshadow
- foretell
- foretoken
- portend
- prefigure
- presage
Synonyms for prognosticateverb make a prediction aboutSynonyms- forebode
- predict
- foretell
- promise
- anticipate
- call
Related Words- read
- hazard
- guess
- venture
- pretend
- outguess
- second-guess
- augur
- bet
- wager
- forecast
- calculate
- prophesy
- vaticinate
verb indicate by signsSynonyms- augur
- auspicate
- bode
- omen
- portend
- foreshadow
- presage
- predict
- prefigure
- betoken
- forecast
- foretell
Related Words- threaten
- bespeak
- betoken
- indicate
- signal
- point
- foreshow
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