vaticinate

[ vuh-tis-uh-neyt ]
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verb (used with or without object),va·tic·i·nat·ed, va·tic·i·nat·ing.
  1. to prophesy.

Origin of vaticinate

1
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

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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
  1. rare to foretell; prophesy

Origin of vaticinate

1
C17: from Latin vāticinārī from vātēs prophet + canere to foretell

Derived forms of vaticinate

  • vaticination (ˌvætɪsɪˈneɪʃən), noun
  • vaticinator, noun
  • vaticinal (vəˈtɪsɪnəl) or vaticinatory, adjective

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