English verb: auspicate |
1. | auspicate (communication) indicate by signs |
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| Samples | These signs bode bad news.
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| Synonyms | augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | foreshow, threaten |
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2. | auspicate (change) commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck |
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| Samples | They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out |
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