| VERB | communication | augur, bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | indicate by signs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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