vaticinate

vaticinate Definition

va·tici·nate (-nāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

to prophesy; predict

Etymology: < L vaticinatus, pp. of vaticinari, to foretell, prophesy < vaticinus, prophetic < vates, seer, prophet: see vatic

vaticinate Related Forms

vat′i·ci·na′·tion (vat′ə si nā′s̸hən) noun va·tic′i·na′·tor noun

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