prog|nos|ti|cate

prog|nos|ti|cate
prog|nos|ti|cate «prog NOS tuh kayt», transitive verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.
1. to predict from facts; forecast: »

He did prognosticate…that on the eighteenth of April a storm should burst over this land (Jane Porter).

2. to indicate beforehand.

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  • NOS — NOS; nos·er; nos·i·ly; nos·i·ness; nos·ing; nos·ism; nos·o·co·mi·al; nos·o·graph·ic; nos·o·log·ic; nos·o·psyl·lus; nos·tal·gia; nos·tal·gy; nos·toc; nos·to·ca·ce·ae; nos·to·ca·les; nos·tra·da·mus; nos·tril; nos·triled; nos·tril·i·ty; nos·trum;… …   English syllables

  • prog — prog·a·mous; prog·e·ny; prog·nath·ic; prog·na·thism; prog·na·thous; prog·ne; prog·no·sis; prog·nos·ti·ca·ble; prog·nos·ti·cal; prog·nos·ti·cate; prog·nos·ti·ca·tion; prog·nos·ti·ca·tive; prog·nos·ti·ca·tor; prog·ress·ism; prog·ress·ist;… …   English syllables

  • cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… …   English syllables

  • prognosticate — prog·nos·ti·cate …   English syllables

  • prognosticate — prog•nos•ti•cate [[t]prɒgˈnɒs tɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to forecast from present signs or indications; prophesy 2) to foretoken; presage 3) to make a forecast; prophesy • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < ML prognōsticātus, ptp. of… …   From formal English to slang

  • prognosticate — prog|nos|ti|cate [ prag nastı,keıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to say what you think will happen in the future ╾ prog|nos|ti|ca|tion [ prag,nastı keıʃn ] noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prognosticate — To give a prognosis. SYN: prognose. * * * prog·nos·ti·cate präg näs tə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing to make a prognosis about the probable outcome of prog·nos·ti·ca·tion .näs tə kā shən n * * * prog·nos·ti·cate (prog nosґtĭ kāt) to forecast …   Medical dictionary

  • Prognosticate — Prog*nos ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prognosticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prognosticating}.] [See {Prognostic}.] To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil. Burke.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prognosticated — Prognosticate Prog*nos ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prognosticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prognosticating}.] [See {Prognostic}.] To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prognosticating — Prognosticate Prog*nos ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prognosticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prognosticating}.] [See {Prognostic}.] To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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