vaticinate

v. 预言, 预告, 预报

发音

/vəˈtɪ.səˌneɪt/

词形变化

vaticinated vaticinates 三单 vaticinates vaticinating vaticinating 现在分词 vaticinated 过去式 vaticinated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    及物/不及物 正式

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

prophesy

上位词 8

call promise predict anticipate foretell prophesy forebode prognosticate

下位词 2

enlighten irradiate

词源

From Latin vāticinātus, perfect passive participle of vāticinor (“foretell, prophesy”).

来源：wiktionary