Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Auspicate

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Auspicate


Subjects in this Topic:

(1):

(a.) Auspicious.

(2):

(v. t.) To foreshow; to foretoken.

(3):

(v. t.) 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.