Definition of prognosticate in English:

prognosticate

verb prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪtprɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪt

[with object]

Foretell or prophesy (a future event)
the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon
Example sentencesExamples
- This hypothesis should be re-examined and verified in a much larger cohort before it is used to prognosticate and manage patients.
- The grade, size and depth of the sarcomas are the important factors to prognosticate the disease.
- Was I being asked to prognosticate or to state my own desire?
- What makes it worse is that these transient events are then used to prognosticate the future.
- Although doctors commonly have to prognosticate, most feel uncomfortable doing so.
- A common lament among those who like to prognosticate about America's future is that China and India are churning out more and better engineering students than the U.S., which presages their rise to superpowerdom.
- Some have prognosticated that physical rack-mounted components are going to give way to software apps that can do the same work, and eat no rack space.
- The sonograms, which prognosticated a boy, were wrong.
- They were saying we'd come out a billion on the wrong side at the end of last year and some were prognosticating that inflation would be in the region of 6%.
- These issues prognosticated by Roth in 1969 turned out to have both a long-term and short-term impact.
- It is too difficult to prognosticate how powerful the president will or won't be.
- I'm not prognosticating that carmakers will shrink to just a few major competitors, though there's still room for consolidation.
- This is the most compelling matchup of the third round and the most difficult to prognosticate.
- He does not prognosticate on those things, although they are already important.
- Unlike many critics of genetic engineering who prognosticate a world where only perfection will be tolerated and individuality extinct, Ackroyd and Harvey's work admits to its own flawed and in-progress science.
- Rather than reminisce or prognosticate, I thought I'd toss out my list of Web service needs in the form of a holiday wish list.
- At this stage it is impossible to prognosticate whether these issues will be satisfactorily settled over the next years and decades or whether they will lead to a new era of discord and disintegration.
- The ability of predictors of survival to prognosticate in individual patients is, of course, limited.
- The astronomical clock served not only to regularly imitate the natural motion of the sun and the heavens but also to prognosticate state affairs.
Synonyms
forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell, divine
archaic presage, augur, previse
Scottish archaic spae
rare vaticinate, auspicate

Derivatives

prognosticable

adjective -kəb(ə)l

prognosticative

adjective -kətɪv

prognosticator

noun prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪtəprɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪdər

A person who foretells or prophesies a future event.
there are many prognosticators predicting the worst
Example sentencesExamples
- Doug, of course, was his chief prognosticator and spiritual advisor.
- So let's move it over to the soothsayer, the prognosticator of right field there at Fenway Park.
- The man the Washington Post calls ‘king of election prognosticators,’ predicts Bush will win 52.8% of the popular vote.

prognosticatory

adjective prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪtəri

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare 'make a prediction' (see prognostic).

Definition of prognosticate in US English:

prognosticate

verbprɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪtpräɡˈnästəˌkāt

[with object]

Foretell or prophesy (an event in the future)
the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon
Example sentencesExamples
- The ability of predictors of survival to prognosticate in individual patients is, of course, limited.
- They were saying we'd come out a billion on the wrong side at the end of last year and some were prognosticating that inflation would be in the region of 6%.
- This hypothesis should be re-examined and verified in a much larger cohort before it is used to prognosticate and manage patients.
- What makes it worse is that these transient events are then used to prognosticate the future.
- The astronomical clock served not only to regularly imitate the natural motion of the sun and the heavens but also to prognosticate state affairs.
- Rather than reminisce or prognosticate, I thought I'd toss out my list of Web service needs in the form of a holiday wish list.
- These issues prognosticated by Roth in 1969 turned out to have both a long-term and short-term impact.
- I'm not prognosticating that carmakers will shrink to just a few major competitors, though there's still room for consolidation.
- It is too difficult to prognosticate how powerful the president will or won't be.
- A common lament among those who like to prognosticate about America's future is that China and India are churning out more and better engineering students than the U.S., which presages their rise to superpowerdom.
- Unlike many critics of genetic engineering who prognosticate a world where only perfection will be tolerated and individuality extinct, Ackroyd and Harvey's work admits to its own flawed and in-progress science.
- Some have prognosticated that physical rack-mounted components are going to give way to software apps that can do the same work, and eat no rack space.
- The grade, size and depth of the sarcomas are the important factors to prognosticate the disease.
- This is the most compelling matchup of the third round and the most difficult to prognosticate.
- At this stage it is impossible to prognosticate whether these issues will be satisfactorily settled over the next years and decades or whether they will lead to a new era of discord and disintegration.
- Although doctors commonly have to prognosticate, most feel uncomfortable doing so.
- The sonograms, which prognosticated a boy, were wrong.
- Was I being asked to prognosticate or to state my own desire?
- He does not prognosticate on those things, although they are already important.
Synonyms
forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell, divine

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare ‘make a prediction’ (see prognostic).

单词	prognosticate
释义	Definition of prognosticate in English: prognosticate verb prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪtprɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪt [with object] Foretell or prophesy (a future event) the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon Example sentencesExamples This hypothesis should be re-examined and verified in a much larger cohort before it is used to prognosticate and manage patients. The grade, size and depth of the sarcomas are the important factors to prognosticate the disease. Was I being asked to prognosticate or to state my own desire? What makes it worse is that these transient events are then used to prognosticate the future. Although doctors commonly have to prognosticate, most feel uncomfortable doing so. A common lament among those who like to prognosticate about America's future is that China and India are churning out more and better engineering students than the U.S., which presages their rise to superpowerdom. Some have prognosticated that physical rack-mounted components are going to give way to software apps that can do the same work, and eat no rack space. The sonograms, which prognosticated a boy, were wrong. They were saying we'd come out a billion on the wrong side at the end of last year and some were prognosticating that inflation would be in the region of 6%. These issues prognosticated by Roth in 1969 turned out to have both a long-term and short-term impact. It is too difficult to prognosticate how powerful the president will or won't be. I'm not prognosticating that carmakers will shrink to just a few major competitors, though there's still room for consolidation. This is the most compelling matchup of the third round and the most difficult to prognosticate. He does not prognosticate on those things, although they are already important. Unlike many critics of genetic engineering who prognosticate a world where only perfection will be tolerated and individuality extinct, Ackroyd and Harvey's work admits to its own flawed and in-progress science. Rather than reminisce or prognosticate, I thought I'd toss out my list of Web service needs in the form of a holiday wish list. At this stage it is impossible to prognosticate whether these issues will be satisfactorily settled over the next years and decades or whether they will lead to a new era of discord and disintegration. The ability of predictors of survival to prognosticate in individual patients is, of course, limited. The astronomical clock served not only to regularly imitate the natural motion of the sun and the heavens but also to prognosticate state affairs. Synonyms forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell, divine archaic presage, augur, previse Scottish archaic spae rare vaticinate, auspicate Derivatives prognosticable adjective -kəb(ə)l prognosticative adjective -kətɪv prognosticator noun prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪtəprɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪdər A person who foretells or prophesies a future event. there are many prognosticators predicting the worst Example sentencesExamples Doug, of course, was his chief prognosticator and spiritual advisor. So let's move it over to the soothsayer, the prognosticator of right field there at Fenway Park. The man the Washington Post calls ‘king of election prognosticators,’ predicts Bush will win 52.8% of the popular vote. prognosticatory adjective prɒɡˌnɒstɪˈkeɪtəri Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare 'make a prediction' (see prognostic). Definition of prognosticate in US English: prognosticate verbprɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪtpräɡˈnästəˌkāt [with object] Foretell or prophesy (an event in the future) the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon Example sentencesExamples The ability of predictors of survival to prognosticate in individual patients is, of course, limited. They were saying we'd come out a billion on the wrong side at the end of last year and some were prognosticating that inflation would be in the region of 6%. This hypothesis should be re-examined and verified in a much larger cohort before it is used to prognosticate and manage patients. What makes it worse is that these transient events are then used to prognosticate the future. The astronomical clock served not only to regularly imitate the natural motion of the sun and the heavens but also to prognosticate state affairs. Rather than reminisce or prognosticate, I thought I'd toss out my list of Web service needs in the form of a holiday wish list. These issues prognosticated by Roth in 1969 turned out to have both a long-term and short-term impact. I'm not prognosticating that carmakers will shrink to just a few major competitors, though there's still room for consolidation. It is too difficult to prognosticate how powerful the president will or won't be. A common lament among those who like to prognosticate about America's future is that China and India are churning out more and better engineering students than the U.S., which presages their rise to superpowerdom. Unlike many critics of genetic engineering who prognosticate a world where only perfection will be tolerated and individuality extinct, Ackroyd and Harvey's work admits to its own flawed and in-progress science. Some have prognosticated that physical rack-mounted components are going to give way to software apps that can do the same work, and eat no rack space. The grade, size and depth of the sarcomas are the important factors to prognosticate the disease. This is the most compelling matchup of the third round and the most difficult to prognosticate. At this stage it is impossible to prognosticate whether these issues will be satisfactorily settled over the next years and decades or whether they will lead to a new era of discord and disintegration. Although doctors commonly have to prognosticate, most feel uncomfortable doing so. The sonograms, which prognosticated a boy, were wrong. Was I being asked to prognosticate or to state my own desire? He does not prognosticate on those things, although they are already important. Synonyms forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell, divine Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare ‘make a prediction’ (see prognostic).
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