English Dictionary: auspicate | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, a. [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}.] Auspicious. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, v. t. 1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. 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. They auspicate all their proceedings. --Burke. |