VATICINATE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

vaticinate

verb

və-ˈti-sə-ˌnāt

Definition of vaticinate

as in to predict

to tell of or describe beforehand if he could really vaticinate the course of the stock market, he'd be rich enough to own Manhattan

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Given Polymarket’s popularity, its prices can feed back into the events its bets supposedly only predict.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Many Democratic leaders predict that the House majority is all but theirs, and that the Senate majority, almost unthinkable a year ago, is nearly in their grasp as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of predict

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That, even if someone else read the words, perhaps some part of it could be withheld, could be sheltered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
After reading the script, watching the documentary, and meeting Peedom, Hiddleston signed up for the project, which led him to climb to Everest’s base camp alongside the director, Phuntsok, and a high-altitude medical specialist.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of read

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The sun's intense flare-ups had put the telescope on a downward spiral faster than engineers anticipated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The project anticipates about 50 to 60 surfers in the lagoon at a time on an average day and as many as 90 during peak periods.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of anticipate

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