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My auguring mind assures the same success. Dryden.

2. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.

Au"gur, v. t. To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.

It seems to augur genius. Sir W. Scott.

I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with. J. F. W. Herschel.

Syn. -- To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage; prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.

Au"gu*ral (&?;), a. [L. auguralis.] Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. "Portents augural." Cowper.

Au"gu*rate (&?;), v. t. & i. [L. auguratus, p. p. of augurari to augur.] To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict. [Obs.] C. Middleton.

Au"gu*rate (&?;), n. The office of an augur. Merivale.

Au`gu*ra"tion (&?;), n. [L. auguratio.] The practice of augury.

Au"gur*er (&?;), n. An augur. [Obs.] Shak.

Au*gu"ri*al (&?;), a. [L. augurialis.] Relating to augurs or to augury. Sir T. Browne.

Au"gu*rist (&?;), n. An augur. [R.]

Au"gur*ize (&?;), v. t. To augur. [Obs.] Blount.

Au"gu*rous (&?;), a. Full of augury; foreboding. [Obs.] "Augurous hearts." Chapman.

Au"gur*ship (&?;), n. The office, or period of office, of an augur. Bacon.

Au"gu*ry (&?;), n.; pl. Auguries (&?;). [L. aucurium.] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.

2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.

From their flight strange auguries she drew. Drayton.

He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Prescott.

3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.

Au*gust" (&?;), a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. auguste. See Augment.] Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority. "Forms august." Pope. "August in visage." Dryden. "To shed that august blood." Macaulay.

So beautiful and so august a spectacle. Burke.

To mingle with a body so august. Byron.

Syn. -- Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble; stately; dignified; imposing.

Au"gust (&?;), n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and August, a.] The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August in honor of Augustus Cæsar, the first emperor of Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on his first consulate in that month.

Au*gus"tan (&?;), a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See August, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to Augustus Cæsar or to his times.