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Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, v. t.
1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.]
--B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
They auspicate all their proceedings. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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auspicate verb
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 good luck; "They
auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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