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Meaning of "prognosticate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROGNOSTICATE

From Medieval Latin prognōsticāre to predict.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROGNOSTICATE

prognosticate  [prɒɡˈnɒstɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROGNOSTICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prognosticate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prognosticate in English.

WHAT DOES PROGNOSTICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prognosticate in the English dictionary

The definition of prognosticate in the dictionary is to foretell according to present signs or indications; prophesy. Other definition of prognosticate is to foreshadow or portend.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROGNOSTICATE

PRESENT

Present
I prognosticate
you prognosticate
he/she/it prognosticates
we prognosticate
you prognosticate
they prognosticate
Present continuous
I am prognosticating
you are prognosticating
he/she/it is prognosticating
we are prognosticating
you are prognosticating
they are prognosticating
Present perfect
I have prognosticated
you have prognosticated
he/she/it has prognosticated
we have prognosticated
you have prognosticated
they have prognosticated
Present perfect continuous
I have been prognosticating
you have been prognosticating
he/she/it has been prognosticating
we have been prognosticating
you have been prognosticating
they have been prognosticating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I prognosticated
you prognosticated
he/she/it prognosticated
we prognosticated
you prognosticated
they prognosticated
Past continuous
I was prognosticating
you were prognosticating
he/she/it was prognosticating
we were prognosticating
you were prognosticating
they were prognosticating
Past perfect
I had prognosticated
you had prognosticated
he/she/it had prognosticated
we had prognosticated
you had prognosticated
they had prognosticated
Past perfect continuous
I had been prognosticating
you had been prognosticating
he/she/it had been prognosticating
we had been prognosticating
you had been prognosticating
they had been prognosticating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will prognosticate
you will prognosticate
he/she/it will prognosticate
we will prognosticate
you will prognosticate
they will prognosticate
Future continuous
I will be prognosticating
you will be prognosticating
he/she/it will be prognosticating
we will be prognosticating
you will be prognosticating
they will be prognosticating
Future perfect
I will have prognosticated
you will have prognosticated
he/she/it will have prognosticated
we will have prognosticated
you will have prognosticated
they will have prognosticated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prognosticating
you will have been prognosticating
he/she/it will have been prognosticating
we will have been prognosticating
you will have been prognosticating
they will have been prognosticating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would prognosticate
you would prognosticate
he/she/it would prognosticate
we would prognosticate
you would prognosticate
they would prognosticate
Conditional continuous
I would be prognosticating
you would be prognosticating
he/she/it would be prognosticating
we would be prognosticating
you would be prognosticating
they would be prognosticating
Conditional perfect
I would have prognosticate
you would have prognosticate
he/she/it would have prognosticate
we would have prognosticate
you would have prognosticate
they would have prognosticate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prognosticating
you would have been prognosticating
he/she/it would have been prognosticating
we would have been prognosticating
you would have been prognosticating
they would have been prognosticating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prognosticate
we let´s prognosticate
you prognosticate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prognosticate
Past participle
prognosticated
Present Participle
prognosticating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROGNOSTICATE


authenticate
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
decorticate
diːˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
dephlogisticate
ˌdiːfləˈdʒɪstɪˌkeɪt
domesticate
dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
elasticate
ɪˈlæstɪˌkeɪt
excorticate
ɛksˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt
fantasticate
fænˈtæstɪˌkeɪt
hereticate
hɪˈretɪˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
masticate
ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt
muticate
ˈmjuːtɪˌkeɪt
phlogisticate
fləˈdʒɪstɪˌkeɪt
replicate
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt
rusticate
ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt
scholasticate
skəˈlæstɪˌkeɪt
sophisticate
səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt
undomesticate
ˌʌndəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
urticate
ˈɜːtɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROGNOSTICATE

proglottid
proglottidean
proglottis
prognathic
prognathism
prognathous
prognose
prognoses
prognosis
prognostic
prognostication
prognosticative
prognosticator
progradation
prograde
program
program generator
program statement
program trading
programable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROGNOSTICATE

abdicate
applicate
birth certificate
certificate
clearance certificate
death certificate
delicate
duplicate
eradicate
fabricate
implicate
in triplicate
intoxicate
intricate
locate
lubricate
predicate
silicate
silver certificate
syndicate
triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of prognosticate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROGNOSTICATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prognosticate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prognosticate

Translation of «prognosticate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROGNOSTICATE

Find out the translation of prognosticate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prognosticate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prognosticate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

已经预感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prognosticate
570 millions of speakers

English

prognosticate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भविष्य बतलाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكهن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прогнозировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prognosticar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বেই অনুমান করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pronostiquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prognosticate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prognostizieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予言する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prognosticate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

báo trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வருவது உரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भविष्यवाणी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önceden haber vermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pronosticare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rokują
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прогнозувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pronostica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προβλέψουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wyse op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prognostisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prognosticate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prognosticate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROGNOSTICATE»

The term «prognosticate» is regularly used and occupies the 98.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROGNOSTICATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prognosticate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prognosticate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prognosticate

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2 QUOTES WITH «PROGNOSTICATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prognosticate.
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Tim Harford
I think the association of economics with forecasting is unfortunate and is down to the fact that one great way to get an investment bank's name on business television is to hire a guy called a Chief Economist who will go and prognosticate.
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Robert Kiyosaki
The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROGNOSTICATE»

Discover the use of prognosticate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prognosticate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care
A. DUTY. TO. PROGNOSTICATE. The words coming out of my mouth feel like a proclamation. They can make things happen. Prognoses are powerful. They can be helpful or harmful, and good physicians know this. They should feel ...
Nicholas A. Christakis, 2001
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THE PRESAGES OF LIFE AND DEATH IN DISEASES.
185 Of compound Crises, in which various Species of Crises concur to terminate Disorders. 187 Concerning theTinie in which Crises happen. 191 Of particular Excretions of Humours, the Knowledge of which fs.necefsary to prognosticate the  ...
R. JAMES, M.D., 1746
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The SAT Word Slam: Rhyme Your Way to a Better Vocabulary and ...
(verb) “Prog-NOs-tih-kate” It's predict, just like a fortuneteller. My talentwith this stuff is stellar. If you want to know yourfate Call me And I'll prognosticate. It's like the word prognosis (Guessing outcome from disease). Watch this: “You have a cold ...
Jodi Fodor, 2009
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Flip Dictionary
FOREBODE - FORGETFUL forebode: augur, divine, foresee, foretell, omen, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, warn foreboding: anxiety, apprehension, augury, fear, feeling, gloomy, omen, prediction, premonition, presage, ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2002
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Vocabulary Word-Of-The-Day Writing Prompts
EZ1 prognosticate (verb) * We prognosticate that this year will have more hurricanes than usual. To prognosticate means to make a prediction based on data, or to indicate beforehand. >Y Synonyms forecast, predict, foretell Writing Prompt ...
Marcia Miller, Martin Lee, 2002
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Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
PROGNOSTICATE. • I prognosticate disaster unlesswe change ourwasteful ways . • Prognosticate (vb) • Prognosticated • Prognosticating • : to foretell romsigns or symptom. • : predict. • Synonyms: augur, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
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Contemporary Russian: Contemporary Russian Translation Guide ...
prognosticate, prophesy, foretell, anticipate прогнозируемая (noun) - prognosing , forecasting, predicting, prognosticating, prophesying, foretelling прогнозируемого (adjv) - prognoticable, forecastable, predictable, prophesyable, foretellable, ...
L L Downing, 2013
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
[from prognosticate.] Such as may be foreknown or foretold.— The causes of this inundati6n cannot be regular, and therefore their effects not prognosticable like eclipses. Ervxn. * To PROGNOSTICATE, v. a. [from prog- no/iiei.] To foretell ; to ...
‎1816
9
The presages of life and death in diseases, in seven books, ...
But continual Ringings of the Ears are to be dreaded, since they prognosticate either a subsequent Delirium, or an Eruption of Blood from the Nose. Such Noises in the Beginning of the Disease, denote a Delirium ; and when they happen after ...
Prosper Alpinus, 1746
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English Telugu Dictionary
Fore 'rank', n. ttol.e K ttijio, the first rank. o Fore-ran , vt. n*o&ir', d-*^), run before; prognosticate, foretoken. Fore run'ner, n. -vifc; a messenger Bent in advance, harbinger, precursor; tfnrftf, xb^tftffiB, fore- token,prognost io, pr ec ursor. Fore- see' ...
P. Sankaranarayana, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROGNOSTICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prognosticate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hillary Clinton Still Weak with Progressives, But Certainly Far Better …
Without trying to prognosticate, it behooves us to examine all possible outcomes. Hopefully, Clinton has been taking note of the Sanders ... «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»
2
Hillary Clinton Still An Unknown Among Progressives, But Certainly …
... this early in the campaign, nothing can be taken for granted. Without trying to prognosticate, it behooves us to examine all possible outcomes. «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
3
The Psychology of Analytics – 'Now Now'
To build the future, you must seek out present conditions that fuel you to prognosticate and create something that doesn't yet exist that will be ... «icrunchdata News, Jul 15»
4
Delaware State Fair means hot and humid
Punxsutawney has its Phil to prognosticate the weather -- you know the drill -- the ground hog sees he's shadow and there are six more weeks ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
5
Baltimore Orioles Could Shop Big At Trade Deadline
Which means they'll trade away what little talent their farm clubs has, or prognosticate their team's options for 2016. …but, they may unload ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
Let's party like it's 1867
Futurists will prognosticate. It's likely too soon to tell what the celebration will entail, but one could look at the last time Nebraskans honored a ... «Kearney Hub, Jul 15»
7
Peter Lynch's Investing Principles And 25 Golden Rules
He points out that even he is guilty of this, appearing on the prestigious Barren's panel on the state of the economy to prognosticate and outdo ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
8
New superintendent: It's about the community
Anthony Jackson said he wants to begin his time with Vance County Schools by listening to all parties involved. "I don't want to prognosticate," ... «Henderson Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Kyle Busch on championship-seeking mission
But those who prognosticate – like sports writers and broadcasters – can't gauge what's inside a racer's heart. And Kyle Busch's heart is ... «Ironcountytoday, Jul 15»
10
Constructing an Intelligent Investment: Risk vs. Reward
In the case of Ak-Sar-Ben, it would have been relatively easy to prognosticate its eventual downfall; however in the case of the rapid decline in ... «GuruFocus.com, Jul 15»

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