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Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"

2. (verb) auspicate
commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
"They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"

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Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) auspicate
auspicious

2. (verb) auspicate
to foreshow; to foretoken

3. (verb) auspicate
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

'auspicate' - Nearby Entries
auscultation auscultatory auspex auspicate auspice auspices auspicious

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