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   prognosticate

   /prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. foretell or prophesy a future event: "I won't prognosticate and say whether this will lead to other mainstream roles"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare ‘make a prediction’ (see prognostic).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prognosticable adjective
   • 2. prognosticative adjective
   • 3. prognosticatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

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