auspicate

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Meaning

1. verb To foreshow; to foretoken.
2. 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.
3. adjective Auspicious.

Similar words

prefigure foreshadow foretell prognosticate forecast bode presage portend predict omen

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