Home › Words › A › augurizeaugurizeaugurize means to predict or foretell; to augur.EtymologyFrom augur + -ize.verbTo predict or foretell; to augur.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.augur 85% match — A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences. vs augurize →augurist 82% match — An augur; a foreteller. vs augurize →augurism 81% match — The act of foretelling; prophecy. vs augurize →augurial 81% match — Relating to augurs or to augury. vs augurize →augurer 80% match — Synonym of augur. vs augurize →augurous 74% match — Full of augury; foreboding. vs augurize →augurate 73% match — The position or office of an augur. vs augurize →auspicate 72% match — To foreshow; to foretoken. vs augurize →