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inaugurate
transitive verb inaugurated, inaugurating
- 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
Related Forms:
- inauguration noun
- inaugurator noun
See inaugurate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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