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Definitions for: Augur [n] (in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
[v] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
[v] predict from an omen
Webster (1913) Definition: Au"gur, n. [L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of
the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable,
gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus
garrulous.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An official diviner who foretold events by
the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or
by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena,
certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.
2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a
diviner; a prophet.
Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a
priestly curse or boding sound. --Dryden.
Au"gur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Augured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Auguring.]
1. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to
foreshow.
My auguring mind assures the same success. --Dryden.
2. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or
an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
Au"gur, v. t.
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken;
to presage; to infer.
It seems to augur genius. --Sir W.
Scott.
I augur everything from the approbation the proposal
has met with. --J. F. W.
Herschel.
Syn: To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage;
prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.
Synonyms: auspex, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
See Also: anticipate, bespeak, call, forebode, foreshow, indicate, oracle, point, promise, prophet, seer, signal, threaten, vaticinator
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