prognosticate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de prédire ou de pronostiquer des événements futurs, souvent à partir d'une analyse ou de signes.

A verb used to indicate the act of predicting or forecasting future events, often based on analysis or signs.

1. Predict or forecastC2formal

   To make a prediction about something; to tell in advance what will happen.

   Prédire, pronostiquer

   • The economist prognosticated a recession within the next year.
   • Ancient oracles would prognosticate the outcomes of battles.
   • No one can accurately prognosticate the weather months ahead.

   Synonymesanticipateaugurdivineforecastforeseeforetellpredictpresageprophesy

2. Indicate or foreshadowC2formal

   To be a sign or indication of something that will happen in the future.

   Présager, annoncer

   • Dark clouds prognosticate an approaching storm.
   • The sudden drop in sales prognosticated the company's financial troubles.
   • His nervous behavior prognosticated the bad news he was about to deliver.

   Synonymesaugurbetokenforebodeforeshadowheraldportendpresagesignal