Inaugurate /(?)/
In·au·gu·rate
Inaugurate
a.
- Invested with office; inaugurated.
Inaugurate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Inaugurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating
- To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king.
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To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc.
As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate their favors.
- To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
- To begin with good omens. [Obs.]