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Definition of: auspicate
(ôs′pi·kāt) v.t.
To initiate or begin, especially under favorable circumstances, as with a ceremony calculated to insure good luck. [ <L auspicatus, pp. of auspicari take omens, begin <auspex. See AUSPEX.]
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