vaticinate

  • 1Vaticinate — Va*tic i*nate, v. i. & t. [L. vaticinatus, p. p. of vaticinari to prophesy, fr. vaticinus prophetical, fr. vates a prophet.] To prophesy; to foretell; to practice prediction; to utter prophecies. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2vaticinate — index anticipate (prognosticate), forewarn, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …

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  • 3vaticinate — [və tis′ənāt΄] vt., vi. vaticinated, vaticinating [< L vaticinatus, pp. of vaticinari, to foretell, prophesy < vaticinus, prophetic < vates, seer, prophet: see VATIC] to prophesy; predict vaticination [vat΄ə si nā′shən] n. vaticinator n …

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  • 4vaticinate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin vaticinatus, past participle of vaticinari, from vates + cinari (akin to Latin canere to sing) more at chant Date: circa 1623 prophesy, predict • vaticinator noun …

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  • 5vaticinate — vaticinator, n. /veuh tis euh nayt /, v.t., v.i., vaticinated, vaticinating. to prophesy. [1615 25; < L vaticinatus (ptp. of vaticinari to prophesy), equiv. to vati (s. of vates seer) + cin (comb. form of canere to sing, prophesy) + atus ATE1] *&#8230; …

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  • 6vaticinate — verb Predict or foretell (future events) …

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  • 7vaticinate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means: augur, divine, foretell, prophesy, soothsay. See FORESIGHT …

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  • 8vaticinate — [va tɪsɪneɪt] verb rare foretell the future. Derivatives vaticinal adjective vaticination noun vaticinator noun vaticinatory adjective Origin C17: from L. vaticinat , vaticin …

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  • 9vaticinate — v. a. (Rare.) Foretell, predict, prophesy, presage, prognosticate, augur, divine, forebode …

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  • 10vaticinate — va·tic·i·nate …

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