inaugurate
- to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
- to induct into office with formal ceremonies; install.
- to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony: Airmail service between Washington, D.C., and New York City was inaugurated in 1918.
Origin of inaugurate
Examples from the Web for inaugurated
Contemporary Examples of inaugurated
George Washington had walked there to pray after he was inaugurated the first President of the United States.
Beginning in 1318, it inaugurated the gradual demise of Telugu sovereignty.
Needham points out that Cruz was 10 when Reagan was inaugurated and that Mitt Romney was an independent when Reagan was president.
"Faversham just inaugurated a ‘Southcliffe Walk’, where you can go around the sites of the shooting," he says.
In 2012, Scandinavian Airlines inaugurated two daily, direct routes: from Beijing and Shanghai to Copenhagen.
Historical Examples of inaugurated
An era of railroad speculation was then inaugurated, which ended with the crisis of 1873.
The Railroad QuestionWilliam Larrabee
The picture had brought about an evolution in art, for it had inaugurated a new formula.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
Similar activities have recently been inaugurated in other countries.
College TeachingPaul Klapper
In some states the agricultural colleges have inaugurated a movement to this end.
Rural Life and the Rural SchoolJoseph Kennedy
In November he was elected and March 4, 1861, he was inaugurated.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
inaugurate
- to commence officially or formally; initiate
- to place in office formally and ceremonially; induct
- to open ceremonially; dedicate formallyto inaugurate a factory
Word Origin for inaugurate
Word Origin and History for inaugurated
inaugurate
c.1600, a back-formation from inauguration and also from Latin inauguratus, past participle of inaugurare (see inauguration). Related: Inaugurated; inaugurating.