auspicate

auspicate is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Auspicious. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Auspicious.
2. transitive verb. To foreshow; to foretoken.
3. transitive verb. 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.
4. verb. commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck

   "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"

5. verb. indicate by signs

   "These signs bode bad news"

   Synonyms: augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

Synonyms

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

Common word forms

auspicated, auspicates, auspicating

Words from these letters

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