Etymology

augurate

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Today it means: The position or office of an augur. Full definition →

Latin augurātus
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augurate · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromaugurātus“augurate”
  2. English todayaugurate

From Latin augurātus (“augurate”). By surface analysis, augur + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

augurate · verb2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromaugurātus
  2. English todayaugurate

From Latin augurātus, perfect passive participle of augurō (“to predict, foretell”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, augur + -ate.

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