prognosticate

Definition of prognosticate

Verbs

make a prediction about; tell in advance
Synonyms:
anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, promise
Types:
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read
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
scry
divine by gazing into crystals
outguess, second-guess
attempt to anticipate or predict
augur
predict from an omen
bet, wager
maintain with or as if with a bet
calculate, forecast
predict in advance
prophesy, vaticinate
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
vaticinate
foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy
enlighten, irradiate
give spiritual insight to; in religion
Type of:
guess, hazard, pretend, venture
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
indicate by signs
Synonyms:
augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage
Types:
threaten
to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
foreshow
foretell by divine inspiration
Type of:
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
be a signal for or a symptom of

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