Definitions of inaugurate [ɪnˈɔ gyəˌreɪt, -gə-]

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Definition of 'inaugurate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) inaugurate
to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin:
The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.

2. inaugurate
to induct into office with formal ceremonies; install.

3. inaugurate
to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony:
Airmail service between Washington, D.C., and New York City was inaugurated in 1918.

Etymology: (1595–1605; < L inaugurātus, ptp. of inaugurāre to consecrate by augury (a person chosen for priesthood or other office). See in-², augur)

Definition of 'inaugurate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) inaugurate, kick off
commence officially

2. (verb) inaugurate
open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

3. (verb) inaugurate, usher in, introduce
be a precursor of
"The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

Definition of 'inaugurate'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) inaugurate
invested with office; inaugurated

2. (verb) inaugurate
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

3. (verb) inaugurate
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

4. (verb) inaugurate
to celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue

5. (verb) inaugurate
to begin with good omens

Translation of 'inaugurate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony to inaugurate a president.
Afrikaans: inhuldig	Arabic: يُوَلِّي منصِبا باحْتِفال	Bulgarian: въвеждам в длъжност
Brazilian: empossar	Czech: uvést do úřadu	German: feierlich einführen
Danish: indsætte	Greek: εγκαθιστώ κπ. (σε αξίωμα)	Spanish: investir
Estonian: pidulikult ametisse seadm	Farsi: منصوب کردن	Finnish: asettaa virkaan
French: investir de ses fonctions	Hebrew: לְהַשבִיע לְתַפקִיד	Hindi: उद्घाटन करना
Croatian: inaugurirati, promovirati	Hungarian: beiktat	Indonesian: melantik
Icelandic: setjaí embætti	Italian: insediare in carica	Japanese: 就任させる
Korean: 취임시키다	Lithuanian: inauguruoti, iškilmingai	Latvian: (svinīgi) ievadīt amatā
Malay: melantik	Dutch: installeren	Norwegian: innsette
Polish: zaprzysiąc, intronizować	Persian: منصوب کردن	Pashto: پرانستل، افتتاح كول
Portuguese: empossar	Romanian: aînvesti în funcţia de	Russian: (торжественно) вводить в
Slovak: uviesť do úradu	Slovenian: slovesno ustoličiti	Serbian: inaugurisati
Swedish: installera, inaugurera	Thai: จัดพิธีรับตำแหน่ง	Turkish: törenle göreve getirmek
Taiwanese: 為...舉行就職典禮	Ukrainian: урочисто вводити на висок	Urdu: باقاعدہ عہدے پر فائز کرنا
Vietnamese: tấn phong	Chinese: 为...举行就职典礼
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