prognosticate

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This is the one time of year that I also prognosticate, and I got lucky: My forecast for 2008 made a year ago turns out to be weirdly accurate.

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  1. transitive verb To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict.
  2. transitive verb To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.

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  1. Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre, prognōsticāt-, from Latin prognōsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos, foreknowing; see prognostic.

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  1. from Middle Latin prognosticatus, past participle of prognosticare, foretell, prognosticate, from Latin prognosticon, a prognostic: see prognostic.
 

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/prɑgˈnɑstɪkeɪt/
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