(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.
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(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome:the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
[with object] portend or bode (a specified outcome):they feared that these happenings augured a neo-Nazi revival