Auspicate
[ɔ:spikeit]
解释:
(verb.) commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; 'They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne'.
海伦手打--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Auspicious.
(v. t.) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(v. t.) 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.
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