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prognose

American  
[prog-nohs, -nohz] / prɒgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz /

verb (used with or without object)

Medicine/Medical.
prognosed, prognosing

  1. to subject to or make a prognosis.

Etymology

Origin of prognose

First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from prognosis

Example Sentences

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Mr. Thurber was obliged to diagnose his own case, explain its etiology, show the deep scars of two operations to repair previous fluke damage, prognose his death within a month.

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