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indicate vs prognosticate

prognosticate vs indicate

indicate and prognosticate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indicate No No Yes No
prognosticate No No Yes No
As verbs, prognosticate is a hyponym of indicate; that is, prognosticate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indicate:
  • indicate: be a signal for or a symptom of
  • prognosticate: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other hyponyms of indicate include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, mark.
indicate (verb) prognosticate (verb)
to state or express briefly make a prediction about; tell in advance
be a signal for or a symptom of indicate, as with a sign or an omen
give evidence of
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
Difference between indicate and prognosticate

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