augur

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augur in WordNet English dictionary

noun

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

verb

indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"
bode portend auspicate prognosticate omen presage betoken foreshadow augur foretell prefigure forecast predict
predict from an omen
augur

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