augur

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I - noun

(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
• Syn:
auspex
• Topics:
antiquity
• Regions:
Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy
• Hypernyms:
prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator

II - verb

1. indicate by signs (Freq. 1)
- These signs bode bad news
• Syn:
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen,
omen, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure,
forecast, predict
• Derivationally related forms:
predictive (for: predict), forecast (for: forecast), prefigurative (for: prefigure), foreshadowing (for: foreshadow), presage (for: presage), omen (for: omen), prognostication (for: prognosticate), prognosis (for: prognosticate), auspice (for: auspicate), portent (for: portend)
• Hypernyms:
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
• Hyponyms:
threaten, foreshow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. predict from an omen
• Hypernyms:
predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode,
anticipate, promise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE