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threaten vs auspicate

auspicate vs threaten

threaten and auspicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
threaten No No Yes No
auspicate No No Yes No
As verbs, auspicate is a hypernym of threaten; that is, auspicate is a word with a broader meaning than threaten:
  • threaten: to be a menacing indication of something
  • auspicate: indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Other hypernyms of threaten include augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.
threaten (verb) auspicate (verb)
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
to be a menacing indication of something indicate, as with a sign or an omen
pose a threat to; present a danger to
Difference between threaten and auspicate

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