1. (a.) Auspicious.

2. (v. t.) To foreshow; to foretoken.

3. (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.

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