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augurize

augurize verb: to predict or foretell; to augur.

Verb

augurize (third-person singular simple present augurizes, present participle augurizing, simple past and past participle augurized)

  1. To predict or foretell; to augur.
    • If ominous birds beguile not with their song, I augurize, this shall be done ere long.1881, Charles Fitz-Geffry, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The Poems of the Rev. Charles Fitzgeoffrey: (1593-1636)., page 106
    • How goodly these augurize faire auspices of truth, Now mountes bright Athaman in his goulden ascention , Direct in opposition with our hemispher,1904, Barnabe Barnes, Ronald Brunlees McKerrow, The Devil's Charter, page 49

Forms of augurize

third-person singular presentaugurizes
present participleaugurizing
past participleaugurized
pastaugurized
alternative formaugurise

Origin of augurize

From augur + -ize.

Questions about augurize

What does augurize mean?
Augurize means to predict or foretell; to augur.
What part of speech is augurize?
Augurize is a verb.
What is the past tense of augurize?
The past tense of augurize is augurized.

Words near augurize in the dictionary

  1. augurising
  2. augurism
  3. augurisms
  4. augurist
  5. augurists
  6. augurize
  7. augurized
  8. augurizes
  9. augurizing
  10. augurous
  11. augurs

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