signal vs augur

augur vs signal

signal and augur both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but augur is not an adjective.

signal and augur both are verbs.

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

As verbs, augur is a hyponym of signal; that is, augur is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signal:

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

Other hyponyms of signal include auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, mark.

signal (noun)	augur (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message	(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
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

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

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

Difference between signal and augur

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