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“auspicate”
auspicate, auspicating
1. To begin or to inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good luck.
2. To give a favorable turn to in commencing something; to inaugurate; a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business or function; such as, "They auspicate all their public proceedings."
2. To give a favorable turn to in commencing something; to inaugurate; a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business or function; such as, "They auspicate all their public proceedings."
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auspic-, auspec- +
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spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective
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