Definitions of augur [ˈɔ gər]

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Definition of 'augur'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) augur
one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.

2.  augur
soothsayer; prophet.

3. (v.t.) augur
to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.

4.  augur
to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken.

5. (v.i.) augur
to conjecture from signs or omens; predict.

6.  augur
to be a sign; bode:
The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area.

Etymology: (1540–50; < L augur, der. of augēre to augment with orig. implication of “prosper”; cf. august)

Definition of 'augur'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) augur, auspex
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy

2. (verb) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"

3. (verb) augur
predict from an omen

Definition of 'augur'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) augur
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. (noun) augur
one who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet

3. (verb) augur
to conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow

4. (verb) augur
to anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill

5. (verb) augur
to predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer

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