Meaning & use
Inaugurate
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To formally admit someone into public office with a ceremony, or to mark the beginning of an organization, event, or system.
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The president will be inaugurated in January after winning the election.
The city inaugurated its new subway line with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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From Latin inaugurare, originally referring to taking omens from the flight of birds before installing someone in office in ancient Rome.
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