v.
Pronunciation: -s ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Etymology: Latin vaticinatus, past participle of vaticinari, from vates + -cinari (akin to Latin canere to sing) ― more at CHANT
Date: circa 1623
: PROPHESY , PREDICT
– va · tic · i · na · tor \ - ˌ n ā -t ə r \ noun