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vaticinate

 
Dictionary: va·tic·i·nate
(vă-tĭs'ə-nāt', və-) pronunciation

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.tr.
To prophesy; foretell. See synonyms at foretell.

v.intr.
To be a prophet.

[Latin vāticinārī, vāticināt-, from vātēs, seer. See vatic.]

vaticinator va·tic'i·na'tor n.

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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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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  Synonym: prophesy

Meaning #2: foretell through or as if through the power of prophesy


 
 
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