inaugurate
/i'nɔ:gjureit/
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Definition
- Transitive Verb:
- To formally begin or introduce something significant, especially with a ceremony: To mark the formal start of a new period, system, institution, or public office.
- To induct someone into office with a formal ceremony: To hold a ceremony to formally establish a person in a new position of authority.
- To be a sign of the beginning of something; to initiate: To introduce or pioneer something new, marking the start of a new era or trend.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (Formal Beginning):
- The city will inaugurate the new library with a public ceremony next week.
- The treaty inaugurated a new era of peace between the nations.
- Verb (Induct into Office):
- The Chief Justice will inaugurate the new president on January 20th.
- Verb (Initiate):
- The invention of the personal computer inaugurated the digital age.
Advanced Usage
- "to inaugurate someone as something": To formally install someone in a specific role.
- She was inaugurated as the university's first female chancellor.
- "to inaugurate something with something": To begin an event or period with a specific action.
- They inaugurated the festival with a spectacular fireworks display.
Variants and Related Words
- Inauguration (n): The act or ceremony of inaugurating.
- The presidential inauguration is a major national event.
- Inaugural (adj): Marking the beginning of an institution, activity, or period of office.
- The mayor gave her inaugural address to the city council.
Synonyms
- Commence: To begin formally.
- Institute: To establish or set in motion.
- Launch: To start or introduce something, especially with energy.
- Usher in: To mark or cause the beginning of something.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "To ring in the new": Similar in meaning to inaugurating a new era, though less formal.
- The new policy aims to ring in a new era of transparency.
Verb
- be a precursor of
- The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period
- open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
- commence officially