auspicate

[ aw-spi-keyt ]
/ ˈɔ spɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), aus·pi·cat·ed, aus·pi·cat·ing.

to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate.

Origin of auspicate

1595–1605; < Latin auspicātus consecrated by auguries (past participle of auspicārī), equivalent to auspic- (stem of auspex) + -ātus -ate1

Words nearby auspicate

auslander, auslaut, auslese, ausonius, auspex, auspicate, auspice, auspicial, auspicious, aussat, aussie

Words related to auspicate

signify, prefigure, prophesy, portend, foreshadow, augur, presage, anticipate, figure, apprehend, forewarn, prognosticate, divine, divulge, forecast, forebode, call, announce, tell, disclose

Example sentences from the Web for auspicate

  • Our words "auspicious" and "auspicate" are derived from the "auspices," or outlook on nature which these seers practised.

    Ten Great Religions |James Freeman Clarke