Prognosticate vs. Prognosis — What's the Difference?

To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.

Prognosis (Greek: πρόγνωσις "fore-knowing, foreseeing") is a medical term for predicting the likely or expected development of a disease, including whether the signs and symptoms will improve or worsen (and how quickly) or remain stable over time; expectations of quality of life, such as the ability to carry out daily activities; the potential for complications and associated health issues; and the likelihood of survival (including life expectancy). A prognosis is made on the basis of the normal course of the diagnosed disease, the individual's physical and mental condition, the available treatments, and additional factors.

To foreshadow; portend

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.

(transitive) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.

The likelihood of recovery from a disease.

(transitive) To presage, betoken.

A forecast or prediction

To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil.

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.

Make a prediction about; tell in advance;

(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.

Indicate by signs;

The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad.

A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

A prediction of the course of a disease