Thesaurus: augur

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1. n. 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. n. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
3. v. i. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
4. v. i. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
5. v. t. To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
6. n. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
7. v. indicate, as with a sign or an omen
8. v. predict from an omen
9. 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. 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. 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.
10. An official diviner who foretold events by the singing,chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omensderived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds,or unusual occurrences.
11. v:100 n. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy v. predict from an omen