About The Word Auspicate
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Auspicate
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What's The Definition Of Auspicate?
[v] commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
[v] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Synonyms | Synonyms for Auspicate: augur | betoken | bode | forecast | foreshadow | foretell | omen | portend | predict | prefigure | presage | prognosticate Related Terms | Find terms related to Auspicate: See Also | begin | bespeak | commence | foreshow | get | indicate | point | set about | set out | signal | start | start out | threaten Auspicate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Aus"pi*cate\, v. t. 1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 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. They auspicate all their proceedings. --Burke. |
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