auspicate

[ aw-spi-keyt ]
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verb (used with object),aus·pi·cat·ed, aus·pi·cat·ing.
  1. to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate.

Origin of auspicate

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1595–1605; <Latin auspicātus consecrated by auguries (past participle of auspicārī), equivalent to auspic- (stem of auspex) + -ātus-ate1

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