inaugurate

in·au·gu·rate (in ô′gyə rāt′, -gə-)

transitive verb -·rat′ed, -·rat′·ing

to induct (an official) into office with a formal ceremony
to make a formal beginning of; start to inaugurate a new policy
to celebrate formally the first public use of; dedicate to inaugurate a new library

Etymology: < L inauguratus, pp. of inaugurare, to practice augury; to consecrate (a person in office) by augury: see in- & augur

in·au′·gu·ra′·tion noun in·au′·gu·ra′·tor noun

Subject

government: The present 'project ' of constitutional reform inaugurated by the present government is supposed to reflect these pressures.

Object

era: They inaugurated the new era by practicing on a colossal scale thefts of state lands, thefts that had been hitherto managed more modestly.
kingdom: Jesus had inaugurated a new kingdom, an eternal kingdom that was to embrace the whole world.
series: He also inaugurated a series of monthly evening meetings, the audiences of which came from all walks of life.
exhibition: The day after Hitler gives a speech inaugurating the exhibition, Beckmann flees to Amsterdam, never to return to Germany.
age: He was 98, among the last of the giants who inaugurated the nuclear age.
movement: In 1960 he released the album Free Jazz, which inaugurated a whole movement that dominated jazz in the 1960s.

Preposition: at

meeting: The Halifax, Huddersfield and District Union of Golf Clubs was inaugurated at a meeting at the club.
end: To confuse the public, Ishii's center inaugurated at the end of 1932 was sometimes called Kamo Unit and other times Togo Unit.

Preposition: as

president: It has been almost two years since I was inaugurated as the tenth-term president of the Republic of China.

Adjective complement

last: The tournament was inaugurated last July as a memorial to Harry.

Modifying Another Word

officially: The Society was officially inaugurated on 11th January, 1861 with 14 members, each of whom paid 1 shilling to join.
formally: The Club was formally inaugurated at another dinner in October.
newly: Mud is a major feature of the newly inaugurated Compunet service for 64 users.
recently: In this issue the European Review takes a look at one of the recently inaugurated sites.
thus: The Sikhs thus inaugurated the Singh Sabha to recover a distinctive Sikhism.
also: The Mayor's Cadet was also inaugurated at last night's meeting.

Used with why or when

what: September 11 inaugurated what became in essence a rolling coup.

Present participle complement

cover: In October 1949 the IWA Fenlands Branch was inaugurated covering the Middle Level, Welland, Nene, Great Ouse and its tributaries.

Preposition: by

government: The present 'project ' of constitutional reform inaugurated by the present government is supposed to reflect these pressures.

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