Definitions

prognosticate

[prog-nos-ti-keyt] / prɒgˈnɒs tɪˌkeɪt /

VERB

predict, foretell

Synonyms

STRONG

adumbrate augur betoken divine forebode forecast foreshadow harbinger herald portend presage prophesy read vaticinate

WEAK

call it crystal-ball have a hunch make book point to see coming soothsay

Example Sentences

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The King’s comming thither, seemed to Prognosticate that whych after chaunced, and that God poured downe the Tempest for the Wealth of the Fisher man, and commodity of the Country.

From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William

Prognosticate means foretelling through the study of signs or symptoms.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)

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