Pre*dict" , n. A prediction. [Obs.]
Shak.
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.
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