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prog·nos·ti·cate (präg näs′ti kāt′)
transitive verb prognosticated -·cat′ed, prognosticating -·cat′·ing
- to foretell or predict, esp. from signs or indications
- to indicate beforehand
Etymology: < ML prognosticatus, pp. of prognosticare < prognosticus: see prognostic
Related Forms:
- prognostication prog·nos′·ti·ca′·tion noun
- prognosticative prog·nos′·ti·ca′·tive (-kāt′iv) adjective
- prognosticator prog·nos′·ti·ca′·tor noun
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