augur
\ AW-ger \, verb;
1.to conjecture from signs or omens; predict.
2.to be a sign; bode: The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area .
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 .
noun:
1.one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
2.soothsayer; prophet.
Quotes:
From all this he augured the death of a man of importance, that very night, in Machaerus.
-- Gustave Flaubert, "Herodias," Three Tales , translated by Arthur McDowall, 1924
…he augured that another fine week for the ducks was approaching, and that rain would certainly ensue.
-- Charles Dickens, "The Old Curiosity Shop ," 1841
Origin:
Augur comes from the Latin verb augēre meaning "to augment" with the original implication of "prosper." It entered English in the mid-1500s.
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