vaticinate

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vaticinate

  • /vəˈtɪ.səˌneɪt/

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From Latin vāticinātus, perfect passive participle of vāticinor (“foretell, prophesy”).

verb vaticinates · vaticinating · vaticinated

  1. ambitransitive, formal To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage. With a slow step, and tears in her eyes, Mrs. Glentworth, vaticinating trouble of some kind, proceeded to cut the string and break the seal of her pacquet.

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verb to prophesy or presage

Españolvaticinar
Italianovaticinare

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@misc{vaticinate_2026,
  title = {vaticinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaticinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}