Definition of: predict

(pri·dikt′) v.t.
1. To make known beforehand; prophesy; foretell.
2. To assert on the basis of theory, data, or experience but in advance of proof: Einstein predicted that space was curved; The computer predicted the winning candidate based on a sample poll of voters.
—v.i.
3. To make a prediction. See synonyms under AUGUR, PROPHESY. [<L praedictus, pp. of praedicere speak beforehand <prae- before + dicere say]
—pre·dict′a·ble adjective
—pre·dict′a·bly adverb