prognosticate
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prognosticate
- /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/
verb prognosticates · prognosticating · prognosticated
- To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill. Examining the tea-leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead.
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To presage, betoken.
The bluebells may prognosticate an early spring this year.
Similar: foretoken, foreshadow, portend
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verb predict, foretell
| Español | pronosticar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 預測 /预测 yùcè, 預言 /预言 yùyán, 預兆 /预兆 yùzhào, 預知 /预知 yùzhī |
| Português | prognosticar |
| Français | pronostiquer |
| Deutsch | prognostizieren |
| Русский | предска́зывать predskázyvatʹ, прогнозировать prognozirovatʹ |
| العربية | أَنْذَرَ ʔanḏara |
verb betoken
| Français | présager |
|---|---|
| Русский | предвеща́ть predveščátʹ |
Talk about this word "prognosticate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prognosticate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prognosticate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prognosticate "prognosticate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prognosticate.Cite this
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title = {prognosticate},
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