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ominate

Pronunciation: /ˈɒmɪneɪt/

The English word “ominate” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To be an omen for (something); to foreshow, to presage.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ominātus, perfect active participle of ominor (“to presage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from omen.

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