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English verb: prognosticate | |||
| 1. | prognosticate (communication) make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||
| Samples | Call the outcome of an election. | ||
| Synonyms | anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, promise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | augur, bet, calculate, forecast, outguess, prophesy, read, second-guess, vaticinate, wager | ||
| 2. | prognosticate (communication) indicate by signs | ||
| Samples | These signs bode bad news. | ||
| Synonyms | augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foreshow, threaten | ||
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