English

Verb

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

1. To foreshow; to foretoken.
2. 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.

Adjective

auspicate ‎(comparative more auspicate, superlative most auspicate)

1. Auspicious.

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References

• auspicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Verb

auspicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of auspicare
2. second-person plural imperative of auspicare
3. feminine plural of auspicato

Latin

Adjective

auspicāte

1. vocative masculine singular of auspicātus