obnounce

[ ob-nouns ]

/ ɒbˈnaʊns /

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verb (used without object), ob·nounced, ob·nounc·ing.

(in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.

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Origin of obnounce

1735–45; <Latin obnūntiāre, equivalent to ob-ob- + nūntiāre to tell (nūnti(us) messenger + -āre infinitive suffix)