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praegnosticare

praegnosticare [CL prae-+ML gnosticus < γνωστικός+-are; cf. ML prognosticare] 1 to foretell, predict from foreknowledge. b (in weakened sense) to surmise, suppose. prenosticat abbas Joachim multiplices eventus in mundo futuros, ut patet in suo tractatu de speciebus scripturarum Wycl. Ente Praed. 18; puer natus per incuriam obstetricis in stramine projectus est ‥ quod quidam signum future potestatis prenosticabat Brompton 910.  b s1250 abhorruerunt videntes archiepiscopum loricatum; unde prenosticabant multi quod non ad visitandum ‥ venerat sed potius ad prelium excitandum M. Par. Maj. V 123. 2 (of thing or event) to betoken, indicate beforehand. s1381 imago ‥ protomartyris ‥ Albani ‥ nulla potuit arte ‥ removeri de sigillo, prenosticans ‥ martyrem nolle eos fore dominos Wals. HA I 483; s1416 septem delphini in Tamisia prenosticabant ‥ tempestatem maximam Ib. II 314.

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