augurise

augurise (third-person singular simple present augurises, present participle augurising, simple past and past participle augurised)

1. Alternative form of augurize
   • 1976, The New Review - Volume 3, Issues 25-30, page 69:

     I augurise lots of sound and fury. But signifying? You guessed it, nothing.

   • 1995, S.R. Bakshi et al., Delhi through ages - Volume 1, page 118:

     He augurised his reign with terrible cruelties, and spent his days in gross debauchery, wasting all the treasures his father had accumulated, and the kingdom sank into comparative insignificance.

   • 1999, Siu-kit Wong, Allan Chung-hang Lo, Kwong-tai Lam, The Book of Literary Design:

     Pards and tigers disport themselves gorgeously, dragons and phoenixes augurise in painted pomp.

• auguries