augurate

CIDE DICTIONARY

augurate, v. t. & i. [L. auguratus, p. p. of augurari to augur.].

 To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict.  C. Middleton.  [1913 Webster]

augurate, n. 

 The office of an augur.  Merivale.  [1913 Webster]

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augurate

Prediction

VB predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate, divine, foretell, soothsay, augurate, tell fortunes, cast a horoscope, cast a nativity, advise, forewarn, presage, augur, bode, abode, forebode, foretoken, betoken, prefigure, preshow, portend, foreshow, foreshadow, shadow forth, typify, pretypify, ominate, signify, point to, usher in, herald, premise, announce, lower, hold out expectation, raise expectation, excite expectation, excite hope, bid fair, promise, lead one to expect, be the precursor, extrapolate, project.