Augur vs Forbode - What's the difference?
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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.
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To portend or foretell, especially of ill; to serve as a sign or ill omen.
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)- 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
* * * ----forbode
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) forbode, forbod, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l)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)- The dark clouds forbode of fierce storms.