1. Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad
   "These signs augur bad news";
   - bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict, foretoken
    
2. Predict from an omen
   "The flight of birds augured well for the expedition"

1. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
   "The augur examined the flight of birds before the battle to determine if the gods favoured their cause";
   - auspex

Sounds like: auger

Derived forms: augured, augurs, auguring

Type of: anticipate, bespeak, betoken [archaic], call, forebode, foretell, indicate, oracle, point, predict, prognosticate, promise, prophesier, prophet, seer, signal, vaticinator

Encyclopedia: Augur