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aus•pi•cate
(ô′spi kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
- to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck;
inaugurate.
- Latin auspicātus consecrated by auguries (past participle of auspicārī), equivalent. to auspic- (stem of auspex) + -ātus -ate1
- 1595–1605