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prognosticating Definition


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prognosticate
verb prognosticated, prognosticating
    1. To foretell.
      Thesaurus: forecast, predict, prophesy, soothsay, divine, foretell.
    2. To indicate in advance; to be a sign of something.
      Thesaurus: harbinger, herald, foreshadow, portend, presage, augur, betoken, indicate, forebode.
Derivative: prognostication
noun
    The act or an instance of foretelling
      Thesaurus: prediction, forecast, projection, prophecy, prognosis, speculation, expectation, horoscope, surmise, guess.
Derivative: prognosticator
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin prognosticare, prognosticatum to foretell.



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