auspicate

• auspicate

auspicate

Verb

indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news"

Synonyms:

• bode
• portend
• auspicate
• prognosticate
• omen
• presage
• betoken
• foreshadow
• augur
• foretell
• prefigure
• forecast
• predict

Verb

commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"

Synonyms:

• auspicate