auspicate

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

augur

presage

predict

prefigure

prognosticate

foretell

bode

betoken

forecast

omen

foreshadow

portend

spell

auspicial

encouraging

handsel

initiate

know

mean

Translations

εγκαινιάζω

προλέγω

يسبق

تكهن

تنبأ

توقع

أنذر ب

دل

دل على

أذن ب

دلّ على

عرف مسبقا

تنبأ بالمستقبل

إستدل على

بشر

Etymology

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".