auspicate (
http://definr.com/auspicate)
v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn:
bode,
portend,
prognosticate,
omen,
presage,
betoken,
foreshadow,
augur,
foretell,
prefigure,
forecast,
predict]
2: commence in a manner calculated to bring food luck: "They
auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"