1.  auspicate(v = verb.communication) augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
is one way to bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
Derived form noun auspice₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

2.  auspicate(v = verb.change) - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
is one way to begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
Derived form noun auspice₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

   Auspicious. Holland. [1913 Webster]

1.  To foreshow; to foretoken. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]
"They auspicate all their proceedings." [1913 Webster]