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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Auspicate \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: auspicate v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}] 2: commence in a manner calculated to bring food luck: "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
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