prognosticating

Variant of prognosticate

prognosticate definition

prog·nos·ti·cate (präg näs′ti kāt′)

transitive verb prognosticated -·cat′ed, prognosticating -·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

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