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inaugurate

verb
/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/UK/ɪˈnɔ.ɡjəˌɹeɪt/US/ɪˈnɑ.ɡjəˌɹeɪt//ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹət/UK/ɪˈnɔ.ɡjə.ɹet/US/ɪˈnɑ.ɡjə.ɹet/

Etymology

Either: * borrowed from French inaugurer (“to inaugurate”), from Latin inaugurō (“to take omens from the flight of birds, to divine, practise augury; to approve, consecrate, or inaugurate on the basis of omens; to install”) with common assimilation of French -er with English -ate (verb-forming suffix) * or a Learned borrowing from Latin inaugurātus, perfect passive participle of inaugurō, see etymology at -ate; Further from in- (“against; into; on, upon; to, towards”) + augurō (“to act as an augur, interpret omens, augur; to foretell, predict; to conjecture, guess”), from augur (“soothsayer, augur”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (further etymology uncertain; see the entry).

  1. learned borrowing from inaugurātus
  2. derived from inaugurō — “to take omens from the flight of birds, to divine, practise augury; to approve, consecrate, or inaugurate on the basis of omens; to install”
  3. borrowed from inaugurer — “to inaugurate”

Definitions

  1. To induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony.

    • […] Cn[aeus] Cornelius Dolabella vvas inaugurat or inſtalled king of the ſacrifices, in ſteed of Marcus Martius, vvho died tvvo yeares before.
    • More to theyr proper Elements inaugurated none, / Than ſhee to hers by-paſſed, he to his poſſeſſed Throne.

  2. To dedicate (a building, monument, etc.) for public use by a formal ceremony.

    • On February 22nd, at an event […], Acciona, a Spanish conglomerate, is due to inaugurate a new power plant a few miles from Las Vegas.
    • The Holy Father presided over a ceremony to inaugurate the 100th fountain in the Vatican Gardens behind St. Peter's Basilica on Monday morning.

  3. To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development,…

    To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely), to begin or commence (something); to start.

    • The sun!—he came up to be viewed; / And sky and sea made mighty room / To inaugurate the vision!
    • Had Mr. Sunley performed the same experiment on the mainland, where people would have flocked to him for the wages he now gives, he would certainly have inaugurated a new era on the East Coast of Africa.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To cause (something) to be auspicious or good-omened

      To cause (something) to be auspicious or good-omened; also, to declare or make (something) holy; to consecrate, to sanctify.

      • The Osiris N inaugurateth the paths of Rā and prayeth that he may drive off the Lock which cometh out of the flame against thy Bark out of the great Stream.

    2. Inducted into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner

      Inducted into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; inaugurated.

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Derived

inaugurative, inaugurator, reinaugurate, uninaugurated

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA