Auspicate

[ɔ:spikeit]

Definition

(verb.) commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; 'They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne'.

Edited by Helen--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typed by Jennifer