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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Predict \Pre*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predicted}; p. pr & vb n. {Predicting}.] [L. praedictus p. p. of praedicere to predict; prae before + dicere to say tell See {Diction}, and cf {Preach}.] To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet. Syn: To foretell; prophesy; prognosticate; presage; forebode; foreshow; bode. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Predict \Pre*dict"\, n. A prediction. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: predict v 1: make a prediction about tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}] 2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}]
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