augur
verb
[ ˈɔːɡə ]
• (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.
• "the end of the cold war seemed to augur well"
Similar:
bode,
portend,
herald,
be a sign of,
be an indication of,
be a warning of,
warn of,
forewarn of,
be an omen of,
be a harbinger of,
foreshadow,
presage,
indicate,
signify,
signal,
point to,
promise,
threaten,
spell,
denote,
foretell,
forecast,
predict,
prophesy,
prognosticate,
divine,
foresee,
betoken,
foretoken,
forebode,
harbinger,
foreshow,
previse,
spae,
vaticinate,
auspicate,
augur
noun
• (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
Similar:
seer,
soothsayer,
fortune teller,
crystal gazer,
clairvoyant,
psychic,
visionary,
prognosticator,
diviner,
prophesier,
prophet,
prophetess,
oracle,
sibyl,
sage,
wise man,
wise woman,
spaewife,
spaeman,
oracler,
vaticinator,
haruspex,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, ‘diviner’.
