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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
augur /ˈɔːgə/

▶verb (augur well/badly/ill) portend a good or bad outcome. ▶noun (in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted natural signs so as to determine divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

– derivatives
augural /ˈɔːgjʊr(ə)l/ adjective (archaic).

– origin ME: from L., ‘diviner’.

usage: Do not confuse augur (a verb meaning ‘portend a good or bad outcome’, as in this augurs well) and auger (a type of tool used for boring).

'augur' also found in these Oxford entries:

auger - inaugurate

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