auspicate

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Etymology?] [Footnote: 77. auspicate Etymology and derivation?] [Footnote: 78.

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  1. transitive verb To begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good luck.

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  1. Latin auspicārī, auspicāt-, from auspex, auspic-, bird augur; see auspice.

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  1. from Latin auspicatus, past participle of auspicari, make a beginning for the sake of a good omen, begin, properly take the auspices, act as auspex, from auspex, a diviner: see auspex. Cf. augurate.
 

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/ˈɔspɪkeɪt/
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