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prognosticate Definition

prog·nos·ti·cate (präg näs′ti kāt′)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

  1. to foretell or predict, esp. from signs or indications
  2. to indicate beforehand

Etymology: < ML prognosticatus, pp. of prognosticare < prognosticus: see prognostic

prognosticate Related Forms
prog·nos′·ti·ca′·tion noun prog·nos′·ti·ca′·tive (-kāt′iv) adjective prog·nos′·ti·ca′·tor noun
prognosticate Usage Examples

Object

  • revolution: And ( 4 ) Because whenever the wicked get most of their will, that prognosticates some great revolution in the land.