inaugurate
verb (used with object)
inaugurates
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present tense formof inaugurate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Some of AI’s top names, including OpenAI’s Chief Executive Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, are expected to be present in India’s capital when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the summit on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The event also kicks off the final seven-month dash of preparations and public works projects to be completed by Dec. 24, when Francis opens the basilica’s Holy Door and formally inaugurates the Jubilee.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
Titled “Artland: An Installation by Do Ho Suh and Children,” the show inaugurates the Norman M. Feinberg Gallery, just inside the entrance of the redesigned education center.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
He won’t be back until October, when he inaugurates the orchestra’s fall season with a celebration of Frank Gehry and the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
The line now appearing on the programs at Fields's Theater, "Mr. Hackett, Sole Lessee and Manager," practically inaugurates in New York the policy that has so long been current in London—that of actor-managership.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various
