auspicate

  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.

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