augur vs signal

signal vs augur

augur and signal both are nouns.

augur is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

augur and signal both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
augur	Yes	No	Yes	No
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, signal is a hypernym of augur; that is, signal is a word with a broader meaning than augur:

augur: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
signal: be a signal for or a symptom of

Other hypernyms of augur include bespeak, betoken, indicate, point.

augur (noun)	signal (noun)
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
	any incitement to action
	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

augur (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

augur (verb)	signal (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
predict from an omen	be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between augur and signal

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