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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His point is that although LLMs, no less than chess engines and other specialist systems, are trained on a specific task—namely, predicting the next word in a text passage—that task is special.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Rather than trying to predict where mortgage rates will go, compare the rates and monthly payments available to you now.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

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Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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As baseball owners prepare for a lockout, in a push for the salary cap that would drive franchise values higher, insiders anticipate the MLB expansion fee could settle around or even above the $4 billion range.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Outside of Book Road, a full closure is also in place along 248th Avenue between 95th Street and Trumpet Avenue, which is anticipated to last through the fall.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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