Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inauspicate

/ɪnˈɔːspɪkət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-aus-pi-cate
IPA: /ɪnˈɔːspɪkət/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And this was the successe of his first invasion, which though it bore an inauspicate face, it proved of a friendly event"

Etymology

From Latin inauspicatus; prefix in- (“not”) + auspicatus, past participle auspicari. Equivalent to in- + auspicate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more inauspicate (comparative) most inauspicate (superlative)

Synonyms

foreboding portentous augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal ill-boding ill-fated

Questions

How do you pronounce inauspicate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈɔːspɪkət/.
What does inauspicate mean?: inauspicious
Where does inauspicate come from?: From Latin inauspicatus; prefix in- (“not”) + auspicatus, past participle auspicari. Equivalent to in- + auspicate.

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