To foreshow; to foretoken.
To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
Auspicious.
To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
To estimate how something will be in the future.
exacta
An estimation of a future condition.
A prediction of the weather.