prognosticate
verb (used with object)
to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
had prognosticated
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past perfectof prognosticate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Some aides found tweets by prominent figures who had prognosticated a gloomy night for Biden and publicly reminded them of their flawed predictions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2022
He announced to Cecil, on October 13, 1601, the landing of a strong body of Spaniards, and their intrenchment, as he had prognosticated, outside the town of Kinsale.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
It ended as the old man-o'-war's-man had prognosticated, by the black sheik becoming the winner and owner of Terence O'Connor.
From The Boy Slaves by Mayne Reid
The ground was not so wet as Stuart had prognosticated; indeed the path was quite firm and well trodden, and in parts was even paved with stones.
From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by John Campbell
This hypocritical old villain was uncle to Caterine Collins, the fortune-teller, who had prognosticated to him such agreeable tiding's on the night of the bonfire.
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
