1. interpreter of messages from Roman deities: in ancient Rome, a religious official who interpreted natural phenomena as signs that the deities favored or disapproved of actions proposed by the city
2. soothsayer or prophet: any soothsayer, prophet, or diviner
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participleau·gured, present participleau·gur·ing, 3rd person present singularau·gurs)
Definition:
indicate what will happen: to suggest or indicate what will happen in the future or how well or badly things will turn out Recent events do not augur well for world peace. Every circumstance augured success.
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