definition of
[prognosticate]

[1] #1 prognosticate v. [predict, foretell, call, forebode, anticipate, promise] make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election". wn

[2] #2 prognosticate v. [bode, portend, auspicate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news". wn