ominate

verb

om·​i·​nate

ˈäməˌnāt

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

1

archaic : to prophesy from signs and omens : augur

2

archaic : to be a portent or omen of

intransitive verb

1

obsolete : to utter prophecies or forebodings

2

obsolete : to serve as a prophecy

Word History

Etymology

Latin ominatus, past participle of ominari, from omin-, omen omen

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