inaugurate (Meaning)

Wordnet

inaugurate (v)

commence officially

open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

be a precursor of

Webster

inaugurate (a.)

Invested with office; inaugurated.

Webster

inaugurate (v. t.)

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.

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.

To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue.

To begin with good omens.

inaugurate Sentence Examples

  1. The newly elected official will inaugurate his term in office next month.
  2. The museum is holding a grand inauguration ceremony to celebrate its opening.
  3. The president officially inaugurated the new bridge, connecting the two cities.
  4. The groundbreaking ceremony inaugurated the construction of the long-awaited skyscraper.
  5. The mayor inaugurated the city's first bike-sharing program.
  6. The organization's inauguration marked a new chapter in its history.
  7. The inaugural flight of the new airline took place to much fanfare.
  8. The university inaugurated its new research center, dedicated to studying climate change.
  9. The inauguration gala was a lavish event to celebrate the start of a new partnership.
  10. The school inaugurated its new STEM lab, providing students with state-of-the-art learning facilities.

FAQs About the word inaugurate

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create, initiate, introduce, launch,establish, institute, pioneer, found, innovate, constitute

abolish,close (down), shut (up), terminate, end, nullify, annul, stop, nullify, shut (up)

The newly elected official will inaugurate his term in office next month.

The museum is holding a grand inauguration ceremony to celebrate its opening.

The president officially inaugurated the new bridge, connecting the two cities.

The groundbreaking ceremony inaugurated the construction of the long-awaited skyscraper.