Definitions for: 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

See Also: begin, bespeak, commence, foreshow, get, indicate, point, set about, set out, signal, start, start out, threaten

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