Definition of
1
[ verb ] make a prediction about; tell in advance

Synonyms

predict promise anticipate forebode call foretell

Examples

"Call the outcome of an election"

Related terms

guess bet read forecast prophesy secondguess augur prophecy prediction foreboding forecaster prognosis

2
[ verb ] indicate by signs

Synonyms

predict augur portend presage bode forecast foretell prefigure omen foreshadow betoken auspicate

Examples

"These signs bode bad news"

Related terms

bespeak threaten prophesy omen prognosis auspice

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Rhymes with

sophisticate domesticate intoxicate extricate suffocate authenticate abdicate eradicate fabricate allocate advocate complicate aguacate pontificate confiscate obfuscate silicate dedicate duplicate syndicate deprecate replicate rededicate reciprocate reallocate predicate educate communicate indicate excommunicate equivocate inculcate prefabricate vindicate skate cheapskate bifurcate truncate dislocate lubricate implicate locate medicate adjudicate bifurcate educate vacate placate relocate

Phonetic and Homophones

P R AA2 G N AA1 S T AH0 K EY2 T

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prognostic prognosticative prognosticator prognostication prognathic pragmatics

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