ominate
English
Etymology
From Latin ominatus, past participle of ominari (“to presage”), from omen.
Verb
ominate (third-person singular simple present ominates, present participle ominating, simple past and past participle ominated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken.
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Related terms
- abominate
- preominate
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ominate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Maniote, amniote, iomante
Latin
Participle
ōmināte
- vocative masculine singular of ōminātus