auspicate

Verb
  1. Indicate, as with a sign or an omen (synset 200873606)
    "These signs bode bad news"
    is a type of: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal - be a signal for or a symptom of
    subtypes:
    • threaten - to be a menacing indication of something
    • foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration
    same as: augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
  2. Commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck (synset 200348074)
    "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
    is a type of: begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

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