auspicate
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aus·pi·cate
(ô′spĭ-kāt′)tr.v. aus·pi·cat·ed, aus·pi·cat·ing, aus·pi·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
(ˈɔːspɪˌkeɪt)vb (tr)
to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
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auspicate
Past participle: auspicated
Gerund: auspicating
| Imperative |
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| auspicate |
| auspicate |
| Present |
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| I auspicate |
| you auspicate |
| he/she/it auspicates |
| we auspicate |
| you auspicate |
| they auspicate |
| Preterite |
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| I auspicated |
| you auspicated |
| he/she/it auspicated |
| we auspicated |
| you auspicated |
| they auspicated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am auspicating |
| you are auspicating |
| he/she/it is auspicating |
| we are auspicating |
| you are auspicating |
| they are auspicating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have auspicated |
| you have auspicated |
| he/she/it has auspicated |
| we have auspicated |
| you have auspicated |
| they have auspicated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was auspicating |
| you were auspicating |
| he/she/it was auspicating |
| we were auspicating |
| you were auspicating |
| they were auspicating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had auspicated |
| you had auspicated |
| he/she/it had auspicated |
| we had auspicated |
| you had auspicated |
| they had auspicated |
| Future |
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| I will auspicate |
| you will auspicate |
| he/she/it will auspicate |
| we will auspicate |
| you will auspicate |
| they will auspicate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have auspicated |
| you will have auspicated |
| he/she/it will have auspicated |
| we will have auspicated |
| you will have auspicated |
| they will have auspicated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be auspicating |
| you will be auspicating |
| he/she/it will be auspicating |
| we will be auspicating |
| you will be auspicating |
| they will be auspicating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been auspicating |
| you have been auspicating |
| he/she/it has been auspicating |
| we have been auspicating |
| you have been auspicating |
| they have been auspicating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been auspicating |
| you will have been auspicating |
| he/she/it will have been auspicating |
| we will have been auspicating |
| you will have been auspicating |
| they will have been auspicating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been auspicating |
| you had been auspicating |
| he/she/it had been auspicating |
| we had been auspicating |
| you had been auspicating |
| they had been auspicating |
| Conditional |
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| I would auspicate |
| you would auspicate |
| he/she/it would auspicate |
| we would auspicate |
| you would auspicate |
| they would auspicate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have auspicated |
| you would have auspicated |
| he/she/it would have auspicated |
| we would have auspicated |
| you would have auspicated |
| they would have auspicated |
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Verb 1. [画像:auspicate - indicate by signs]auspicate - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
augur, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell
threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"
bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration
2. [画像:auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck]auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
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