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inaugurate definition

in·au·gu·rate (in ôgyə rāt′, -gə-)

transitive verb inaugurated -·rat′ed, inaugurating -·rat′·ing

  1. to induct (an official) into office with a formal ceremony
  2. to make a formal beginning of; start to inaugurate a new policy
  3. 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

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