| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | aus·pi·cate |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ô sp -k t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: aus·pi·cat·ed, aus·pi·cat·ing, aus·pi·cates To begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good luck. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin auspic r , auspic t-, from auspex, auspic-, bird augur. See auspice.
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