inaugurate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French inaugurer (“to invest”), from Latin inaugurō (“approve on the basis of omens”), from in (“in”) + augur (“an augur”).
[edit] Verb
inaugurate (third-person singular simple present inaugurates, present participle inaugurating, simple past and past participle inaugurated)
- (transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony.
- (transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.
[edit] Translations
to induct into office
to dedicate ceremoniously
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] External links
- inaugurate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- inaugurate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- inaugurate at OneLook Dictionary Search
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
inaugurate
- second-person plural present tense of inaugurare
- second-person plural imperative of inaugurare
- feminine plural of inaugurato, past participle of inaugurare
[edit] Latin
[edit] Participle
inaugurāte
- vocative masculine singular of inaugurātus
