Synonyms for vaticinate

Most common

divine · predict · prophesy · augur

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage.

Forms

Past participle

vaticinated
e.g. vaticinated → prophesied, divined, predicted, augured…

Example sentences

• divine His pneumonia was cured through a divine miracle.
• predict Tom actually believed he could predict the future.
• augur That does not augur well for the rest of our dialogue.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

augur²

6 letters

divine²

7 letters

predict², presage², portend²

8 letters

prophesy, foretell², forebode²

9 letters

prefigure

13 letters

prognosticate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (augur² = 2 syllables).