Inflected forms: 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. See prognostic.
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