Auspicate
Pronunciation : Aus"pi*cate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : Defn: Auspicious. [Obs.] Holland.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Aus"pi*cate
Part of Speech : v. t.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913