inaugurate

/i'nɔ:gjureit/
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inaugurate

The mayor will inaugurate the new library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Definition
  1. 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.
inaugurate

The mayor will inaugurate the new library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Verb
  1. be a precursor of
    • The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period
  2. open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
  3. commence officially

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