Difference between Auspicate and Presage

What is the difference between Auspicate and Presage?

Auspicate as a verb is to foreshow; to foretoken. while Presage as a verb is to predict or foretell something.

Auspicate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To foreshow; to foretoken. To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Auspicious.

Presage

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A warning of a future event; an omen.An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To predict or foretell something.To make a prediction.

We hope you now know whether to use Auspicate or Presage in your sentence.

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