What is "auspicate"

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.

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.

1. auspicious. v

2. 1 To foreshow; to foretoken. 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.

1. v. 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"