prog·nos·ti·cate (prg-nst-kt)
TRANSITIVE VERB:
prog·nos·ti·cat·ed , prog·nos·ti·cat·ing , prog·nos·ti·cates
1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict.
2. To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognsticre , prognstict-, from Latin prognsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognstikon, from neuter of prognstikos, foreknowing.
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All well and good, but I thought this was the season for dealing in presents.Perhaps the ubiquitousness of these terms is due to everyone dealing in futures, to some extent or another.
-- PW
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!!! What a ride!"
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