Augur vs Betoken - What's the difference?
augur | betoken | Synonyms |
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
* Dryden
(Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
Signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
* 1557 :
Foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
* 1853 : ,
Augur is a synonym of betoken.
As a noun augur
is augur (diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds), especially in the context of ancient rome.As a verb betoken is
signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.augur
English
(wikipedia augur)Noun
(en noun)- Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found / Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
Verb
- to augur well or ill
Derived terms
* auguryExternal links
* * * ----betoken
English
Verb
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- There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus?+?and betokeneth' more?:?the other is thus made?–?and ' betokeneth lesse.
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- “?Ah?!?hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest' war,” ''i.?e.'', although hospitable, thou nevertheless '''betokenest war.?—?''Bello .