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auspicate
aus·pi·cate A0526600 (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.]auspicate (ˈɔːspɪˌkeɪt) vb (tr) to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortuneauspicate Past participle: auspicated Gerund: auspicating
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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 |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | auspicate - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"augur, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretellthreaten - 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. | 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" |
auspicate
Synonyms for auspicateverb indicate by signsSynonyms- augur
- bode
- omen
- portend
- foreshadow
- presage
- prognosticate
- predict
- prefigure
- betoken
- forecast
- foretell
Related Words- threaten
- bespeak
- betoken
- indicate
- signal
- point
- foreshow
verb commence in a manner calculated to bring good luckRelated Words- begin
- commence
- set out
- start
- start out
- set about
- get down
- get
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