prognosticate
verb (used with object)
to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
has prognosticated
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present perfectof prognosticate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For more nomination predictions, you can check out Times awards columnist Glenn Whipp’s final picks or see what the Envelope’s Buzzmeter panel has prognosticated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Wall Street has prognosticated a rise of more than 50 percent in quarterly revenue to $24.4 billion after a bumper holiday season.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2011
"And it won't be better very soon," said Ottmar; "for our meteorologist, who lives in the same street with me, has prognosticated very fine weather at the end of this autumn."
From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Ernst Theordor Wilhelm Hoffmann
