inaugurate

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

inaugurate (inaugurates, present participle inaugurating; 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.
   • 2008, The Economist, Solar energy: the power of concentration ↗

     […] Acciona, a Spanish conglomerate, is due to inaugurate a new power plant a few miles from Las Vegas.

Translations

• French: inaugurer
• German: einführen
• Italian: inaugurare
• Russian: торже́ственно вводи́ть в до́лжность
• Spanish: investir

Translations

• German: vereidigen
• Portuguese: inaugurar
• Spanish: inaugurar

Adjective

inaugurate (not comparable)

1. Invested with office; inaugurated.

   • The reliques of her crown (by him first placed here)

     The seat on which her Kings inaugurated were.

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