| VERB | communication | auspicate, bode, portend, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | indicate by signs |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | auspicate | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck |
| Meaning | Indicate by signs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | bode, portend, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | |
| Narrower | foreshow | foretell by divine inspiration |
| threaten | To be a menacing indication of something | |
| Broader | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | Be a signal for or a symptom of |
| Spanish | agorar, anunciarse, augurar, predecir, prefigurar, presagiar, prever, pronosticar, vaticinar | |
| Catalan | augurar, predir, presagiar, pronosticar, vaticinar | |
| Nouns | auspice | a favorable omen |
| Meaning | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" | |
| Broader | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
| Nouns | auspice | a favorable omen |
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