obnounce

[ ob-nouns ]
/ ɒbˈnaʊns /

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

(in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.

Origin of obnounce

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