vaticinor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- foretell verb To predict or announce something before it happens.
- prophesy verb To predict what will happen, especially by claiming divine or special insight.
- vaticinate verb To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage.
Senses
vaticinor is used for these senses in English:
- foretell (ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
- prophesy To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. [from 14th c.]
- prophesy To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
- vaticinate (ambitransitive, chiefly, formal) To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage.