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prog·nos·ti·cate
 prognosticate
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- pronunciation:
- prag
na
stih
keIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prognosticates, prognosticating, prognosticated |
| definition 1: |
to predict or foretell on the basis of present signs or symptoms.
Because we have only just begun negotations, I am not prepared to prognosticate the outcome for these two nations.- similar words:
- foretell, prophesy
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| definition 2: |
to be a sign or symptom of (future events or developments); foreshadow.
- similar words:
- forecast, foretell, portend
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| related words: |
forecast, herald, predict, see, trust |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a prognosis; forecast or prophesy.
- similar words:
- forecast, prophesy
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| related words: |
predict |
adverb + (v.)prognosticate
dramatically, likewise, statistically
(v.)prognosticate
+ noun
cessation, indication, morrow, oracle, petroleum, socialism
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| derivations: |
prognosticative (adj.), prognosticator (n.) |
The word prognosticate
contains the following parts:
pro-2
Greek
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
amphiprostyle, proem, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate, program, prokaryote, prolegomenon, prolepsis, prologue, prophet, prophylactic, prostyle, protasis
- synonyms:
- pre-
- antonyms:
- post-
gnos, gnosis, gnom, -gnomy
Greek
root
that means know, knowledge
Example words:
agnostic, diagnose, diagnosis, gnome2, gnomon, gnosis, gnostic, gnosticism, pharmacognosy, physiognomy, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate
- synonyms:
- cogn, cognit, gnor
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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