vaticinate
[ vuh-tis-uh-neyt ]
/ vəˈtɪs əˌneɪt /
verb (used with or without object), va·tic·i·nat·ed, va·tic·i·nat·ing.
to prophesy.
Origin of vaticinate
1615–25; < Latin
vāticinātus (past participle of
vaticinārī 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, nounWords nearby vaticinate
vatican ii,
vatican swindle, the,
vaticanism,
vaticide,
vaticinal,
vaticinate,
vaticination,
vatman,
vatnajökull national park,
vattel,
vatting
Example sentences from the Web for vaticinate
What the end might be he could not pretend to vaticinate, but "El Pretendiente" would never reign in Madrid.
Romantic Spain |John Augustus O'SheaYou see I've already become the Homer of your triumphs, and vaticinate in rhyme.
Eric |Frederic William FarrarWhich 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. GodleyI 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
rare
to foretell; prophesy
Derived forms of vaticinate
vaticination (ˌvætɪsɪˈneɪʃən), noun vaticinator, noun vaticinal (vəˈtɪsɪnəl) or vaticinatory, adjectiveWord Origin for vaticinate
C17: from Latin
vāticinārī from
vātēs prophet +
canere to foretell