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† inˈauspicate, a. Obs. [ad. L. inauspicāt-us at which no auspices were taken, f. in- (in-3) + auspicātus consecrated by auguries, started with good auspices: see auspicate.] Ill-omened, inauspicious.
1632Vicars tr. Virgil's æneid v. [Lat. l. 635] (N.) With me come burn these ships inauspicate; For I Cassandra's ghost in sleep saw late. 1646Buck Rich. III 43 Though it bore an inauspicate face, it proved of a friendly event. 1668R. Steele Husbandm. Calling vii. (1672) 170 The raven..is an unclean creature..an inauspicate creature. So † inˈauspicated ppl. a. Obs. rare—0.
1623Cockeram ii, Vnluckily done, inauspicated. |