What does auspicate mean?
Definitions for auspicate
aus·pi·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predictverb
indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"
auspicateverb
commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
"They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
Wiktionary
auspicateverb
To foreshow; to foretoken.
auspicateverb
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.
auspicateadjective
Auspicious.
Etymology: From auspicatus, past participle of auspicari "to take auspices", from auspex "bird seer", "augur", a contraction of avispex; avis "bird" + specere, spicere, "to view".
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auspicate
Auspicate is a verb, primarily used in literary contexts, which means to initiate or inaugurate something with a ceremony, rituals or predictions for good luck, to indicate or prognosticate favourable outcomes or to give a sign of future success. The term originates from ancient Rome, where augurs interpreted omens.
Webster Dictionary
Auspicateadjective
auspicious
Auspicateverb
to foreshow; to foretoken
Auspicateverb
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
Etymology: [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.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of auspicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of auspicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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