auspicate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
2. (transitive) 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.

Adj

Auspicious.

Concepts

augurer

faste

prédire

présager

prévoir

propice

de bon augure

vaticiner

Synonymes

augur

presage

predict

prefigure

prognosticate

foretell

bode

betoken

forecast

omen

foreshadow

portend

spell

auspicial

encouraging

handsel

initiate

know

mean

Traductions

εγκαινιάζω

προλέγω

يسبق

تكهن

تنبأ

توقع

أنذر ب

دل

دل على

أذن ب

دلّ على

عرف مسبقا

تنبأ بالمستقبل

إستدل على

بشر

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin auspicatus, past participle of auspicari "to take auspices", from auspex "bird seer", "augur", a contraction of avispex; avis "bird" + specere, spicere, "to view".