[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.Synonyms: portend , prognosticate , project , augur , divine , presage"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to foretell the future; make a prediction .Synonyms: portend , prognosticate , project , augur , divine , presage"]}]