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Auspicate

 : 
Verb (transitive)
 : 
aus=pi=cate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Auspicate has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Auspicatea. [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.  Holland.  [1913 Webster]
Auspicatev. t. 
  •  To foreshow; to foretoken.  B. Jonson.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
    "They auspicate all their proceedings."  [1913 Webster]
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