- auspicated
- v. inaugurate with a ceremony which is destined to bring success and good fortune; foretoken, foreshadow
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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auspicate — /aw spi kayt /, v.t., auspicated, auspicating. to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate. [1595 1605; < L auspicatus consecrated by auguries (ptp. of auspicari), equiv. to auspic (s. of AUSPEX) + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
auspicate — /ˈɔspəkeɪt/ (say awspuhkayt) verb (auspicated, auspicating) Obsolete or Rare –verb (t) 1. to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate. –verb (i) 2. to augur. {Latin auspicātus, past participle} …
auspicate — verb 1. indicate by signs These signs bode bad news • Syn: ↑bode, ↑portend, ↑prognosticate, ↑omen, ↑presage, ↑betoken, ↑foreshadow, ↑augur, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
