- bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
--1 is one way to bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun auspice1
Something ----s something
- auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
--2 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun auspice1
Somebody ----s something