vaticinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vaticinate
as in predicts
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. predicts
  2. reads
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  • Why balance predicts lifespan Mike Teater is the director of balance education for Fyzical, a national network of clinics specializing in balance and dizziness.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The crest - the highest peak of the river's water levels - will reached Morgan County today, the NWS of Indianapolis predicts.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicts
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  • The filmmakers supplement that with scenes where an actor reads from Brockington’s diaries and poetry, giving the audience a full portrait of this protagonist.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Someone opens it, asks it something, reads the answer, and closes it.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Vaticinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaticinates. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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