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- Dictionaryprognosticate/prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. foretell or prophesy a future event: "I won't prognosticate and say whether this will lead to other mainstream roles"
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to give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation: He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce. [ I ] medical specialized. to give a medical judgment about the likely or expected development of a disease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation: He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce. [ I ] medical specialized. to give a medical judgment about the likely or expected development of a disease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
PROGNOSTICATION definition: 1. a judgment or the act of making a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future: 2. a…. Learn more.
To prognosticate means to predict something or at least hint at what will happen in the future. When a lot of natural disasters start happening close together, you might prognosticate that the world is ending, a prediction that's actually thousands of years old.
The meaning of PROGNOSTICATE is to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict. How to use prognosticate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Prognosticate.
to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy. Synonyms: project, foresee, foretell to be a sign or indicator of a coming event: An overcast Groundhog Day is supposed to prognosticate an early spring.
1. to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy. 2. to foretoken; presage. birds prognosticating spring. intransitive verb. 3. to make a forecast; prophesy. SYNONYMS 1. foretell, foresee, project.
Of a thing: to betoken or presage (a future event, consequence, outcome, etc.); to indicate beforehand. ?a1425. When..a febre is fortified, yt pronosticateþ a grete occasion. translation of Guy de Chauliac, Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med. MS.) f. 38 (Middle English Dictionary) c1487.
1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict. 2. To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.
Prognosticate definition: To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.
