auspicate
Verb

auspicate (auspicates, present participle auspicating; past and past participle auspicated)

  1. (transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
  2. (transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
Adjective

auspicate

  1. Auspicious.



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