The mayor refused to prognosticate as to his margin of victory in the election.
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Prognosticate
//pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt//
Synonyms for "prognosticate" (65 found)
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Related words (32)
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6 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 18 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- أَنْذَرَ verb (predict, foretell)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вещая verb (betoken)
- предвещавам verb (betoken)
- предсказвам verb (predict, foretell)
- прогнозирам verb (predict, foretell)
Danish
2 entries- forudsige verb (predict, foretell)
- spå verb (predict, foretell)
Faroese
1 entries- spáa verb (predict, foretell)
Finnish
2 entries- ennustaa verb (predict, foretell)
- enteillä verb (betoken)
French
2 entries- pronostiquer verb (predict, foretell)
- présager verb (betoken)
German
1 entries- prognostizieren verb (predict, foretell)
Hungarian
1 entries- prognosztizál verb (predict, foretell)
Icelandic
1 entries- spá verb (predict, foretell)
Ido
1 entries- prognozar verb (predict, foretell)
Latin
2 entries- prognosticare verb (predict, foretell)
- ōminor verb (predict, foretell)
Māori
1 entries- waitohu verb (predict, foretell)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- forutsi verb (predict, foretell)
- spå verb (predict, foretell)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- spå verb (predict, foretell)
Portuguese
1 entries- prognosticar verb (predict, foretell)
Russian
3 entries- предвеща́ть verb (betoken)
- предска́зывать verb (predict, foretell)
- прогнозировать verb (predict, foretell)
Spanish
1 entries- pronosticar verb (predict, foretell)
Swedish
3 entries- förebåda verb (betoken)
- förutsäga verb (predict, foretell)
- spå verb (predict, foretell)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Examining the tea-leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead.
Source: wiktionary
But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive, And constant stars in them I read such art As 'Truth and beauty shall together thrive, If from thyself, to store thou wouldst convert'; Or else of thee this I prognosticate: 'Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date.'
Source: wiktionary
...to-morrow I intend lengthening the night till afternoon. I prognosticate for myself an obstinate cold, at least.
Source: wiktionary
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