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Definitions for Auguring
[1] one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
[2] soothsayer; prophet.
[3] to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.
[4] to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken: Mounting sales augur a profitable year.
[5] to conjecture from signs or omens; predict.
[6] to be a sign; bode: The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area.
[7] to argue, talk, or converse.
[8] an excessively talkative person.
[9] Also called: auspex (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions
[10] any prophet or soothsayer
[11] to predict (some future event), as from signs or omens
[12] (tr; may take a clause as object) to be an omen (of); presage
[13] (intr) to foreshadow future events to be as specified; bode this augurs well for us
Words related to Auguring
augurforeshadow, signify, foretell, presage, portend, diviner, harbinger, seer, prognosticator, forecaster, prophet, herald, oracle, soothsayer, read, prophesy, adumbrate, forecast, promise, bespeak
Words nearby Auguring
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Origin of Auguring
21920–25; metathetic variant of argue; noun perhaps by association with auger
Words that may be confused with Auguring
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, augurauger, augur
Word origin for Auguring
C14: from Latin: a diviner, perhaps from augēre to increase
Synonyms for Auguring
diviner, forecaster, harbinger, herald, oracle, prognosticator, prophet, seer, soothsayer