inaugurate

1. a. Invested with office; inaugurated. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. Source: opted

5. v. t. To begin with good omens. Source: opted

6. v. commence officially Source: wordnet

7. v. open ceremoniously or dedicate formally Source: wordnet

8. v. be a precursor of Source: wordnet

9. Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton. Source: adambom

10. v:100 v. commence officially v. open ceremoniously or dedicate formally v. be a precursor of Source: ecdict

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