obnounce

[ ob-nouns ]

verb (used without object)

, ob·nounced, ob·nounc·ing.

1. (in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of obnounce¹

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