Pre-dīct'1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. PREDICTED; p. pr. & vb. n. PREDICTING.] [Lat. prædicere, prædictum, from præ, before, and dicere, to say, tell; It. predicere, predire, Sp. predicir, Fr. prédire.] To foretell; to tell beforehand; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune.
Synonyms—To foretell; prophesy; prognosticate; presage; forebode; foreshow; bode.