VERB | communication | augur, bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | indicate by signs |
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communication | augur | predict from an omen | |
NOUN | person | augur, auspex | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy |
Sounds | ao'ger | |
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Rhymes | agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... |
Meaning | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy. | |
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Synonym | auspex | |
Category | antiquity | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
Region | Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy | Capital and largest city of Italy |
Broader | prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator | An authoritative person who divines the future |
Spanish | augur, auspex | |
Catalan | àugur, auspex | |
Verbs | augur | indicate by signs |
augur | predict from an omen |
Meaning | Indicate by signs. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | |
Narrower | foreshow | foretell by divine inspiration |
threaten | To be a menacing indication of something | |
Broader | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | Be a signal for or a symptom of |
Spanish | agorar, anunciarse, augurar, predecir, prefigurar, presagiar, prever, pronosticar, vaticinar | |
Catalan | augurar, predir, presagiar, pronosticar, vaticinar | |
Nouns | augur | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy |
Meaning | predict from an omen. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Broader | predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise | make a prediction about |
Spanish | augurar | |
Catalan | augurar | |
Nouns | augur | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy |
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