auspicor

Latin

Etymology

From auspex (augur, soothsayer) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

auspicor (present infinitive auspicārī, perfect active auspicātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to take the auspices
  2. to begin or undertake under good auspices
  3. to begin, undertake, enter upon

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References

  • auspicor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • auspicor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • auspicor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to take the auspices, observe the flight of birds: augurium agere, auspicari (N. D. 2. 4. 11)