Augured
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gər noun
1.
one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
2.
soothsayer; prophet.
verb (used with object)
3.
to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate.
4.
to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken: Mounting sales augur a profitable year.
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augur (ˈɔːɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: auspex (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions |
| 2. | any prophet or soothsayer |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to predict (some future event), as from signs or omens |
| 4. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to be an omen (of); presage |
| 5. | (intr) to foreshadow future events to be as specified; bode: this augurs well for us |
| [C14: from Latin: a diviner, perhaps from augēre to increase] | |
| augural | |
| —adj | |
| 'augurship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
augur
1540s, from L. augur, a religious official in ancient Rome who foretold events by interpreting omens, perhaps originally meaning "an increase in crops enacted in ritual," in which case it probably is from Old L. *augos (gen. *augeris) "increase," and is related to augere "increase" (see
augment). The more popular theory is that it is from L. avis "bird," since the flights, singing, and feeding of birds, along with entrails from bird sacrifices, were important objects of divination (cf. auspicious). The second element would be from garrire "to talk." The verb is c.1600, from the noun.
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Example sentences
Existing wood-poles would be pulled from the ground and new holes would be augured to dimensions that accommodate new structures.
Chips that are relatively square and flat are easily conveyed, augured, and feed into the system smoothly.
In addition, liquid byproducts can be augured out and sold as concentrated fertilizers.
He also feels that test pits are needed, not hand augured holes.
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