auspĭco

auspĭcor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [from auspex, as auguror from augur], to take the auspices.

Lit.

In gen.:

(Gracchus) cum pomerium transiret, auspicari esset oblitus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11:

tripudio auspicari,

id. Div. 1, 35, 77; 2, 36, 77:

Fabio auspicanti aves non addixere,

Liv. 27, 16, 15; 4, 6, 3; 6, 41, 5 sq. al.—

Esp., aliquid or absol., also with inf., to make a beginning, for the sake of a good omen, to begin, enter upon (first freq. after the Aug. per.):

ipsis Kal. Januariis auspicandi causā omne genus operis instaurant,

Col. 11, 2, 98:

auspicandi gratiā tribunal ingredi,

Tac. A. 4, 36:

non auspicandi causā, sed studendi,

Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 8:

auspicatus est et jurisdictionem,

Suet. Ner. 7:

auspicabar in Virginem (aquam) desilire,

Sen. Ep. 83, 5.—

In gen., to begin, enter upon a thing:

auspicari culturarum officia,

Col. 11, 2, 3; 3, 1, 1:

homo a suppliciis vitam auspicatur,

Plin. 7, prooem. §

3: militiam,

Suet. Aug. 38:

cantare,

id. Ner. 22.— Trop.:

senatorium per militiam auspicantes gradum,

attaining, receiving it through military services, Sen. Ep. 47, 10.

Act. access. form auspĭco, āre, to take the auspices:

praetor advenit, auspicat auspicium prosperum,

Naev. 4, 2 (Non. p 468, 28):

(magistratus) publicae [rei] cum auspicant, Caecil. ap. Non. l. l. (Com. Rel. p. 66 Rib.): auspicetis: cras est communis dies, Atta, ib. (Com. Rel. p. 161 Rib.): Non hodie isti rei auspicavi,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 12:

mustelam,

to receive, accept as an augury, id. Stich. 3, 2, 46:

super aliquā re,

Gell. 3, 2. —

Abl. absol.: auspĭcātō, after taking the auspices:

Romulus non solum auspicato urbem condidisse, sed ipse etiam optimus augur fuisse traditur,

Cic. Div. 1, 2, 3:

Nihil fere quondam majoris rei nisi auspicato ne privatim quidem gerebatur,

id. ib. 1, 16, 28:

qui et consul rogari et augur et auspicato,

id. N. D. 2, 4, 11; id. Div. 2, 36, 72; 2, 36, 77:

plebeius magistratus nullus auspicato creatur,

Liv. 6, 41, 5 sq.; 5, 38; 1, 36;

28, 28: Hunc (senatum) auspicato a parente et conditore urbis nostrae institutum,

Tac. H. 1, 84; 3, 72 al.—

auspĭcātus, a, um, part., consecrated by auguries:

auspicato in loco,

Cic. Rab. Perd. 4:

non auspicatos contudit impetus Nostros,

Hor. C. 3, 6, 10:

auspicata comitia,

Liv. 26, 2, 2 al. —

Acc. to auspicor, II., begun:

in bello male auspicato,

Just. 4, 5. —

auspĭcātus, a, um, as P. a., fortunate, favorable, lucky, prosperous, auspicious:

cum Liviam auspicatis rei publicae ominibus duxisset uxorem,

Vell. 2, 79, 2.— Comp.:

Venus auspicatior,

Cat. 45, 26:

arbor,

Plin. 13, 22, 38, § 118.— Sup.:

auspicatissimum exordium,

Quint. 10, 1, 85; Plin. Ep. 10, 28, 2:

initium,

Tac. G. 11.— Adv.: auspĭcātō, under a good omen, auspiciously:

ut ingrediare auspicato,

at a for tunate moment, in a lucky hour, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 57:

Haud auspicato huc me appuli,

Ter. And. 4, 5, 12:

qui auspicato a Chelidone surrexisset,

Cic. Verr. 1, 40, 144.— Comp. auspicatius:

auspicatius mutare nomen,

Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105:

gigni,

id. 7, 9, 7, § 47.