vaticinate

  • 11vaticinate — va•tic•i•nate [[t]vəˈtɪs əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing to prophesy • Etymology: 1615–25; < L vāticinātus, ptp. of vaticinārī to prophesy =vāti , s. of vātēs seer + cinārī, der. of canere to sing, prophesy va•tic i•na′tion, n.… …

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  • 12vaticinate — /vəˈtɪsəneɪt/ (say vuh tisuhnayt) verb (t), verb (i) (vaticinated, vaticinating) → prophesy. {Latin vāticinātus, past participle} –vaticinator, noun …

  • 13vaticinate —   v.i.,v.t. prophesy.    ♦ vaticinal,    ♦ vaticinatory, a. prophetic.    ♦ vaticination,    ♦ vaticinator, n …

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  • 14vaticinate — v.tr. & intr. formal prophesy. Derivatives: vaticinal adj. vaticination n. vaticinator n. Etymology: L vaticinari f. vates prophet …

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  • 15foretell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. presage, portend; forecast, prognosticate, predict. See prediction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. predict, prophesy, prognosticate, divine, foresee, announce in advance, forecast, soothsay, tell fortunes …

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  • 16divine — I. a. 1. Godlike, superhuman. 2. Sacred, holy, spiritual, heavenly, celestial, angelic, seraphic. 3. Pertaining, belonging or due to God, coming from God. 4. Rapturous, supreme, transcendent, exalted, exalting. II. n. 1. Minister, priest,… …

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  • 17Vaticinal — Va*tic i*nal, a. [See {Vaticinate}.] Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18ratiocinate — intransitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin ratiocinatus, past participle of ratiocinari to reckon, from ratio + cinari (as in vaticinari to prophesy) more at vaticinate Date: 1643 reason • ratiocinator noun …

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  • 19vaticinator — noun see vaticinate …

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  • 20vaticinator — See vaticinate. * * * …

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