vaticinate

verb

və-ˈti-sə-ˌnāt How to pronounce vaticinate (audio)
Definition of vaticinatenext
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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  1. predict
  2. read
  3. anticipate
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  • Sabbagh predicts this could transform the space industry from having less than 10 million users of mobile satellite services to being able to reach billions of users.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Some predicted the ad was likely to draw more empathy and interest in Acton from voters, and turn them away from Ramaswamy.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of predict
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  • The economic historian Paul David wrote a paper in 1990 that anyone modeling AI productivity should read.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The couple knows reading can transform a child's path in life.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of read
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  • The Duo could also prove more accessible than some industry watchers had anticipated.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Kif Leswing, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Some strategists, anticipating that the committee may raise flags, now try to get ahead of the process by submitting additional documentation, including filmmaker quotes and source materials, to explain why a film belongs in its intended category.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of anticipate
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“Vaticinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticinate. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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