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Inaugurate, in a way
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auspicate
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
auspicious. v 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.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode , portend , prognosticate , omen , presage , betoken , foreshadow , augur , foretell , prefigure , forecast , predict ] commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the ...
Usage examples of auspicate.
To conclude, while from the sister's words he had reckoned upon a speedy delivery he was, however, it must be owned, not a little alleviated by the intelligence that the issue so auspicated after an ordeal of such duress now testified once more to the mercy as well as to the bounty of the Supreme Being.