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va•tic•i•nate
(və tis′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
va•tic′i•na′tor, n.
- to prophesy.
- Latin vāticinātus (past participle of vaticinārī to prophesy), equivalent. to vāti- (stem of vātēs seer) + -cin- (combining form of canere to sing, prophesy) + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25