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tell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer. It seems to augur genius. Sir W. Scott. I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with. J. F. W. Herschel.

Relating to augurs or to augury. Sir T. Browne.

agnet. [Obs.] They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another. Sir T. Browne.

rely for authority. [Obs.] Authorizing himself, for the most part, upon other histories. Sir P. Sidney.

Having an inherent power of action or motion. Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy.

Automatic. [Obs.] "Automatous organs." Sir T. Browne.

By means of ocular view, or one's own observation. Sir T. Browne.

heck the disease. "What signs avail " Milton. Words avail very little with me, young man. Sir W. Scott.

Quality of being available; capability of being used for the purpose intended. Sir M. Hale.

To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice. Beattie.

Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

To pull away. [Obs.] Yet are not these parts avelled. Sir T. Browne.

The object of dislike or repugnance. Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. Pope.

Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. His books were received and read with avidity. Milward.

To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Missing; wanting. [Prov. Scot. & Eng.] Sir W. Hamilton.

Expressive of awe or terror. An awesome glance up at the auld castle. Sir W. Scott.

An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.

To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. He treble baas for help, but none can get. Sir P. Sidney.