auspicate
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aus·pi·cate
(ô'spĭ-kāt') 
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good luck.
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good luck.
[Latin auspicārī, auspicāt-, from auspex, auspic-, bird augur. See auspice.]
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auspicate
[from L. auspex, bird augur] 1) archaic to indicate in advance as though by an omen: portend, auger
2) to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good luck
auspicating the trip with a cocktail
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