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Webster 1913 Edition

Inaugurate

In-au′gu-rate

,
Adj.
[L.
inauguratus
, p. p. of
inaugurare
to take omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination; pref.
in-
in +
augurare
,
augurari
, to augur. See
Augur
.]
Invested with office; inaugurated.
Drayton.

In-au′gu-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Inaugurated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Inaugurating
.]
1.
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.
Milton.
2.
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.
As if kings did choose remarkable days to
inaugurate
their favors.
Sir H. Wotton.
3.
To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue.
[Colloq.]
4.
To begin with good omens.
[Obs.]
Sir H. Wotton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inaugurate

INAUG'URATE

,
Verb.
T.
[supra.] To introduce or induct into an office with solemnity or suitable ceremonies; to invest with an office in a formal manner; a word borrowed from the ceremonies used by the Romans when they were received into the college of augurs. Kings and emperors are inaugurated by coronation; a prelate, by consecration; and the president of a college by such ceremonies and forms as give weight and authority to the transaction.
1.
To begin with good omens. [Not used.]

INAUG'URATE

,
Adj.
Invested with office.

Definition 2024

inaugurate

inaugurate

English

Verb

inaugurate ‎(third-person singular simple present inaugurates, present participle inaugurating, simple past and past participle inaugurated)

  1. (transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony.
  2. (transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.

Translations

Derived terms

Adjective

inaugurate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Invested with office; inaugurated.
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Italian

Verb

inaugurate

  1. second-person plural present of inaugurare
  2. second-person plural imperative of inaugurare
  3. feminine plural of inaugurato, past participle of inaugurare

Latin

Participle

inaugurāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of inaugurātus

Etymology

French inaugurer ‎(“to invest”), from Latin inaugurō ‎(“approve on the basis of omens”), from in ‎(“in”) + augur ‎(“an augur”).

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊɹeɪt/
  • (adjective) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊɹət/

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