 prognosticate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make a prediction about; tell in advance | |
| Synonyms: | predict promise anticipate forebode call foretell | |
| Examples: | "Call the outcome of an election" |
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| Related terms: | guess bet read forecast prophesy secondguess augur prophecy prediction foreboding forecaster prognosis | |
| 2. | [ verb ] indicate by signs | |
| Synonyms: | predict augur portend presage bode forecast foretell prefigure omen foreshadow betoken auspicate | |
| Examples: | "These signs bode bad news" |
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| Related terms: | bespeak threaten prophesy omen prognosis auspice | |
| Similar spelling: |
prognostic prognosticative prognosticator prognostication prognathic pragmatics |
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