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Augur vs Forbode - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between augur and forbode

is that augur is a diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences while forbode is a forbidding, prohibition.

As verbs the difference between augur and forbode

is that augur is to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events while forbode is form of forbid|lang=en.

augur

English

(wikipedia augur)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
  • * Dryden
  • Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found / Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
  • (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
  • Verb

  • To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
  • To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
  • to augur well or ill

    Derived terms

    * augury

    forbode

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) forbode, forbod, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A forbidding, prohibition.
  • A command forbidding a thing.
  • God's/The Lord's forbode

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (head)
  • .
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) foreboden, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * forebode (much more commonly used)

    Verb

    (forbod)
  • To portend or foretell, especially of ill; to serve as a sign or ill omen.
  • The dark clouds forbode of fierce storms.
    Synonyms
    * (to portend or foretell) foretell, portend, predict