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Definition of Prognosticates
1. prognosticate [v] - See also: prognosticate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prognosticates
Literary usage of Prognosticates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"... cats are very assiduous in cleaning their ears and head, it prognosticates rain.
CATTLE give warning of an earthquake by their uneasiness. COALS. ..."
2. The Mahávansi, the Rájá-ratnácari, and the Rájá-vali: Forming the Sacred and by Edward Upham, Mahānāma, Abhayarāja (1833)
"Upon this, the king sent for some prognosticates, and inquired from them about
the future events ..."
3. Western Lancet: A Monthly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery (1853)
"6 o'clock PM, all remedies have failed, and every symptom prognosticates death.
He died on the 24th, at 9 o'clock AM PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29, 1853. ..."
4. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke (1904)
"Turning down the hollow of a hat on a table prognosticates a single life. ...
The flying of crows in funeral procession prognosticates death in the district ..."
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