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vaticinate

[ vuh-tis-uh-neyt ]
/ vəˈtɪs əˌneɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), va·tic·i·nat·ed, va·tic·i·nat·ing.
to prophesy.
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Origin of vaticinate

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin vāticinātus (past participle of vāticinārī “to prophesy”), equivalent to vāti- (stem of vātēs “seer”) + -cin- (combining form of canere “to sing, prophesy”) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM vaticinate

va·tic·i·na·tor, noun

Words nearby vaticinate

Vatican Council, Vatican II, Vaticanism, vaticide, vaticinal, vaticinate, vaticination, vatman, Vatnajökull National Park, Vattel, Vättern
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Words related to vaticinate

adumbrate, augur, call, divine, forecast, foresee, foretell, forewarn, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, make book, soothsay

How to use vaticinate in a sentence

  • What the end might be he could not pretend to vaticinate, but "El Pretendiente" would never reign in Madrid.

    Romantic Spain|John Augustus O'Shea

  • Which that it will certainly happen if you do not prevent it by your votes, I most confidently predict and vaticinate.

    The Casual Ward|A. D. Godley

  • You see I've already become the Homer of your triumphs, and vaticinate in rhyme.

    Eric|Frederic William Farrar

  • I vaticinate what will be the upshot of all his schemes of reform.

    Crotchet Castle|Thomas Love Peacock

British Dictionary definitions for vaticinate

vaticinate
/ (vəˈtɪsɪˌneɪt) /
verb
rare to foretell; prophesy

Derived forms of vaticinate

vaticination (ˌvætɪsɪˈneɪʃən), nounvaticinator, nounvaticinal (vəˈtɪsɪnəl) or vaticinatory, adjective

Word Origin for vaticinate

C17: from Latin vāticinārī from vātēs prophet + canere to foretell
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