Meanings
present singular third person vaticinates · participle present vaticinating · participle past vaticinated · past vaticinated
- ambitransitiveformalTo 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.
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 27
Synonyms & antonyms
verbpredict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinvāticinātus
- Englishvaticinate
From Latin vāticinātus, perfect passive participle of vāticinor (“foretell, prophesy”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian предсказвам, пророкувам
- предсказвам (predskazvam)to prophesy or presage
- пророкувам (prorokuvam)to prophesy or presage
Italian vaticinare
- vaticinareto prophesy or presage
Latin vāticinor
- vāticinorto prophesy or presage
Spanish vaticinar
- vaticinarto prophesy or presage
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vaticinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaticinate
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