Definition of "prognosticate" [prog•nos•ti•cate]

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One of the most distressing developments in journalism is this need to "prognosticate" the reaction of others."
• "It looks like Rivers is doing just fine, but again, I think this serves as an admonishment to people (like me) who think they can prognosticate."
• "For the first time in months he's inspired, ready to prognosticate the way he used to before it all started to seem a bit hollow."