auspicate verb trans. ['ɔ:spɪkeɪt] Now rare. E17.
[Latin auspicat- pa. ppl stem of auspicari, from auspicium: see AUSPICE, -ATE³.]
1. Prognosticate; predict. E17.

2. Initiate with an auspicious ceremony; give a fortunate start to. E17.

3. Enter upon in a specified way or with specified consequences. E17.

4. Begin; inaugurate. M17.

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