inaugurate

tr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony.
2. To cause to begin, especially officially or formally: inaugurate a new immigration policy. See synonyms at begin.
3. To open or begin use of formally with a ceremony; dedicate: inaugurate a community center.

[Latin inaugurāre, inaugurāt-, to consecrate by augury : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + augurāre, to augur (from augur, soothsayer).]

inaugurator in·au'gu·ra'tor n.

verb

1. To admit formally into membership or office, as with ritual: induct, initiate, install, instate, invest. See accept/reject.
2. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.

v

Definition: begin; install
Antonyms: adjourn, close, end, stop, uninstall

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IN BRIEF: To place in office with a ceremony.

Every four years America inaugurates a president.

Common misspelling(s) of inaugurates

• inaugures

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indvi, indsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
inaugureren, inwijden, feestelijk openen, beginnen, inhuldigen, inluiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - inaugurer, investir (qn) de ses fonctions, introniser

Deutsch (German)
v. - in sein Amt einführen, beginnen, einweihen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκαινιάζω, κηρύσσω έναρξη, εγκαθιστώ (σε αξίωμα)

Italiano (Italian)
inaugurare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inaugurar

Русский (Russian)
торжественно вводить в должность, ознаменовать, открывать (выставку)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dar posesión de un cargo, inaugurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inviga, avtäcka (staty e.d.), insätta i ämbetet, inleda, införa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
举行就职典礼, 开辟, 创新

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 舉行就職典禮, 開闢, 創新

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 취임 시키다, 개통식을 열다, 시작하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 就任させる, 正式に開く, 新しく開く, 落成式を行なう, 開始する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفتتح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חנך, פתח, הכניס למשרה (בטקס), התחיל, הכתיר‬

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