From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, v. t.
1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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2. 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.
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They auspicate all their proceedings. --Burke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, a. [L. auspicatus, p. p. of auspicari
to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr.
of avispex; avis bird + specere, spicere, to view. See
{Aviary}, {Spy}.]
Auspicious. [Obs.] --Holland.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auspicate
v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn:
{bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen},
{presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell},
{prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]
2: commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They
auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
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