Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. synonym: predict.
- transitive verb To foreshadow; portend.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To foretell by means of present signs; predict.
- To foreshow or betoken; presage.
- Synonyms and Predict, Presage, etc. See
foretell . - To betoken.
- To judge or pronounce from presage or foreknowledge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
predict orforecast , especially through the application of skill. - verb transitive To
presage ,betoken .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb indicate by signs
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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One of the most distressing developments in journalism is this need to "prognosticate" the reaction of others.
Howard Dean: Party Elders All Agree Race Shouldn't Go To Convention 2009
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Every day for the next three days, I'll prognosticate read: guess who is going to win in several of the major categories.
Golden Globes 2011: A first round of predictions Jen Chaney 2011
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(Soundbite of laughter) MARTIN: Just conversate instead of prognosticate?
'Shop Talk': Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race? 2010
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Mr. IZRAEL: I just think, you know, Clinton thinks he likes to prognosticate.
'Shop Talk': Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race? 2010
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(Soundbite of laughter) MARTIN: Just conversate instead of prognosticate?
'Shop Talk': Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race? 2010
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Ms. Patton did not want to prognosticate how much she thought the gown could go far.
Taking to the Runway Marshall Heyman 2012
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It looks like Rivers is doing just fine, but again, I think this serves as an admonishment to people (like me) who think they can prognosticate.
Matthew Yglesias » The Unpredictability of Quarterbacks 2009
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The Bayh run idea is a classic case of a fantastical, ideologically-driven narrative which is then used to prognosticate future events.
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For the first time in months he's inspired, ready to prognosticate the way he used to before it all started to seem a bit hollow.
Untitled w/ lightbulb Steve Himmer 2011
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It's so much like your front page poll questions that seek to have people prognosticate on one issue or another as if they have any clue!
CNN Poll: Americans say Obama respected by world leaders 2010
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