English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Auspicate
Auspicate
(a.)
Auspicious.
Auspicate
(v. t.)
To foreshow; to foretoken.
Auspicate
(v. t.)
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.