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prognosticate

[ prog-nos-ti-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

prognosticated, prognosticating.
  1. to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to be a sign or indicator of a coming event:

    An overcast Groundhog Day is supposed to prognosticate an early spring.



verb (used without object)

prognosticated, prognosticating.
  1. to make a forecast; prophesy.

prognosticate

/ ɒɡˈɒɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy
  2. tr to foreshadow or portend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈԴDzپپ, adjective
  • DzˌԴDzپˈپDz, noun
  • DzˈԴDzپˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ԴDz·پ··پ [prog-, nos, -ti-key-tiv], Dz·ԴDz·پ··ٴ· [prog-, nos, -ti-k, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
  • Dz·ԴDz·پ··ٴǰ noun
  • non·Dz·ԴDz·پ··پ adjective
  • ܲ·Dz·ԴDz·پ·· adjective
  • un·Dz·ԴDz·پ··پ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prognosticate1

First recorded in 1375–1425; from late Middle English, from Medieval Latin Dzōپ(ܲ), past participle of Dzōپ + -ate 1( def ); prognostic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prognosticate1

C16: from Medieval Latin Dzōپ to predict
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Example Sentences

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Remember way back to, say, three weeks ago, when the media and pollsters were prognosticating that Black men were leaving Harris for the other side?

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Relying on polls and the prognosticating reputation of their Washington correspondent, editors announced the victory of Republican New York Gov. Thomas Dewey over the incumbent president, Democrat Harry S. Truman.

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For more nomination predictions, you can check out Times awards columnist Glenn Whipp’s final picks or see what the Envelope’s Buzzmeter panel has prognosticated.

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Experts say it’s no coincidence that the flurry of doomed prognosticating about Gen Alpha emerged just as the oldest were entering puberty, the developmental apex of obnoxious behavior and poor taste.

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Still, Huth readily admits the value of dystopian prognosticating, and hopes it will continue.

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