Search
Select the dictionary language
to prognosticate
01
to predict something in advance
Transitive: to prognosticate a future event
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
prognosticate
3rd person singular
prognosticates
Present participle
prognosticating
Past simple
prognosticated
Past participle
prognosticated
Examples
The weather forecasters prognosticated heavy rainfall for the weekend.
02
to foreshadow or signal something before it happens
Transitive: to prognosticate sth
Examples
The early data prognosticated a strong performance for the new product.
Lexical Tree
prognostication
prognosticative
prognosticator
prognosticate
prognostic
