Definition of auspicate Auspicate
aus•pi•cate
We found 9 definitions of auspicate from 4 different sources.
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What does auspicate mean?
WordNet
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| auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" | ||
| start out, commence, set about, set out, get down, begin, start, get begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" | ||
| auspicate - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" | ||
| bode, portend, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | ||
| bespeak, betoken, signal, indicate, point be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" | ||
| threaten to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" | ||
| foreshow foretell by divine inspiration | ||
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Wiktionary 
- auspicate (Verb)
To foreshow; to foretoken. - auspicate (Verb)
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. - auspicate (Adjective)
Auspicious.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- auspicate (a.)
Auspicious. - auspicate (v. t.)
To foreshow; to foretoken. - auspicate (v. t.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- auspicate, verb, present, 1st person singular of auspicate (infinitive).
- auspicate, verb (infinitive).
