Definition of Inaugurate

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Inaugurate

Invested with office; inaugurated.

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.

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.

To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue.

To begin with good omens.

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Inaugurate Quotations

You are the first President to whom the opportunity was ever offered constitutionally to inaugurate such a day. If you fail us now, you may be the last.
Jay Alan Sekulow

To recover a spiritual tradition in which creation, and the study of creation, matters would be to inaugurate new possibilities between spirituality and science that would shape the paradigms for culture, its institution, and its people.
Matthew Fox

In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party.
Matt Blunt

Inaugurate Translations

inaugurate in Dutch is inaugureren
inaugurate in French is initier, ouvrir, inaugurent, inaugurons, inaugurez
inaugurate in German is einweihen
inaugurate in Norwegian is innvie, innsette
inaugurate in Spanish is inaugurar
inaugurate in Swedish is inviga

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