VATICINATE

PRONUNCIATION: (vuh-TIS-uh-nayt)

MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To prophesy or predict.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vates (prophet) + canere (to sing, utter). Earliest documented use: 1623
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VATICINNATE - intrinsic immunity against the blandishments of organized religions

V.A... 'TIS IRATE - the Veterans' Administration didn't like what we did

VATICINASE - enzyme that dissolves the Church in Rome