auspicated

Verb

auspicate (third-person singular simple present auspicates, present participle auspicating, simple past and past participle auspicated)

1. (transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
2. (transitive) 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.

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