Inaugurate

Quick meaning: Inaugurate is a verb meaning To induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony.

Meaning

To induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony.

More Meanings

1. To dedicate (a building, monument, etc.) for public use by a formal ceremony.
2. To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely), to begin or commence (something); to start.
3. (archaic, rare) To cause (something) to be auspicious or good-omened; also, to declare or make (something) holy; to consecrate, to sanctify.
4. (obsolete) Inducted into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; inaugurated.

Example Sentences

The sun!—he came up to be viewed; / And sky and sea made mighty room / To inaugurate the vision!

More to theyr proper Elements inaugurated none, / Than ſhee to hers by-paſſed, he to his poſſeſſed Throne.

On February 22nd, at an event […], Acciona, a Spanish conglomerate, is due to inaugurate a new power plant a few miles from Las Vegas.

[…] Cn[aeus] Cornelius Dolabella vvas inaugurat or inſtalled king of the ſacrifices, in ſteed of Marcus Martius, vvho died tvvo yeares before.

Word Forms

• inaugurates
• inaugurating
• inaugurated
• inauguratest
• inauguratedst
• inaugurateth

Synonyms for inaugurate

Depending on context, synonyms include inaugur, handsel, auspicate, avow, behallow, bless.

Antonyms for inaugurate

Common opposites include corrupt, defile, desecrate, profanate, profane, profanize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include introduce, kick off, initiate, institute, usher, open.

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