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1. Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad
   "These signs auspicate bad news";
   - bode, portend, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict, foretoken
    
2. Commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
   "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"

Derived forms: auspicates, auspicating, auspicated

Type of: begin, bespeak, betoken [archaic], commence, get, get down, indicate, point, set about, set out, signal, start, start out