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prognosticate vs betoken

betoken vs prognosticate

prognosticate and betoken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognosticate No No Yes No
betoken No No Yes No
As verbs, prognosticate and betoken are synonyms defined as:
  • prognosticate and betoken: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other synonyms of prognosticate include augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage.
As verbs, betoken is a hypernym of prognosticate; that is, betoken is a word with a broader meaning than prognosticate:
  • prognosticate: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
  • betoken: be a signal for or a symptom of
Other hypernyms of prognosticate include bespeak, indicate, point, signal.
prognosticate (verb) betoken (verb)
make a prediction about; tell in advance indicate, as with a sign or an omen
indicate, as with a sign or an omen be a signal for or a symptom of
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