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Augur vs Forewarn - What's the difference?

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Augur is a synonym of forewarn.


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 forewarn is

to warn in advance.

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

    External links

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    forewarn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To warn in advance.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I??? Why didn’t I telephone??? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned , should escape. …”}}

    Usage notes

    Some discourage this use, finding the term redundant, as a warning is necessarily in advance. However, considering the word's continued presence in the English language ever since the time of the Anglo-Saxons (when it was first coined), the legitimacy of such complaints is somewhat questionable.The dictionary of disagreeable English, Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006, p. 160 Additionally, many others argue that forewarn' is simple emphasis (rather than redundancy), has connotations of “well in advance” (“Watch out!” and “Watch your head!” are warnings, but not forewarnings), and has connotations of “''correct'' prediction”, as in foretell. Both '''forewarn''' and (term) are well-established words, with ' forewarn being attested since 1330.

    Related terms

    * fore- * foretell

    Derived terms

    * forewarned is forearmed

    References

    * “ Forewarning signs”, The Grammarphobia Blog, May 8, 2007