English Explanatory Dictionary

ominate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɒmɪneɪt/

Word forms

ominate ominates ominating ominated

Etymology

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

Related words

abominable abominate omen omination ominous preominate
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