Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, a. [L. auspicatus, p. p. of auspicari
   to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr.
   of avispex; avis bird + specere, spicere, to view. See
   {Aviary}, {Spy}.]
   Auspicious. [Obs.] --Holland.

Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, v. t.
   1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

   2. 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.

            They auspicate all their proceedings. --Burke.

Source : WordNet®

auspicate
     v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode},
           {portend}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken},
           {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast},
           {predict}]
     2: commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They
        auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"