vaticinate

verb

və-ˈti-sə-ˌnāt How to pronounce vaticinate (audio)
Definition of vaticinatenext
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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  1. predict
  2. read
  3. anticipate
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  • Zillow predicts home prices in the top five hottest markets will grow between 2.6 percent and 4.2 percent in 2025.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In a Gallup Poll taken Dec. 4 to 15, Americans were asked to predict trends for 2025.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of predict
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  • The bottom line In a sign of how much investors are currently worried about inflation returning, the Institute for Supply Management’s services index, an inflation reading typically secondary to more significant data points like the consumer price index, is sending shockwaves through the market.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.
    James Barron, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of read
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  • Perhaps Black improvisational music anticipated the prevalence of this haunting anxiety and as a remedy offered the rapture of the wordless vocal, scatted, hummed or screamed.
    Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Meteorologists anticipate strong Santa Ana winds to persist for another week, elevating the risk of more wildfires and the rapid growth of active blazes.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of anticipate
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