Verb: prognosticate próg'nó-stu,keyt
- Make a prediction about; tell in advance
"prognosticate the outcome of an election";
- predict, foretell, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
- Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad
"These signs prognosticate bad news";
- bode, portend, auspicate, omen, presage, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict, foretoken
Derived forms: prognosticated, prognosticates, prognosticating
Type of: bespeak, betoken [archaic], guess, hazard, indicate, point, pretend, signal, venture
Encyclopedia: Prognosticate