3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, a. [L. inauguratus p. p. of
inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before
entering upon any important undertaking); hence to
consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination;
pref. in- in + augurare, augurari to augur. See {Augur}.]
Invested with office; inaugurated. --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inaugurated};
p. pr & vb n. {Inaugurating}.]
1. 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. --Milton.
2. 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 closes remarkable days to inaugurate
their favors. --Sir H.
Wotton.
3. To celebrate the completion of or the first public use
of to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
inaugurate
v 1: commence officially [syn: {kick off}]
2: open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
3: be a precursor of "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in
the post-Cold War period" [syn: {usher in}, {introduce}]
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