Inaugurate

·vt To begin with good omens.

II. Inaugurate ·adj Invested with office; inaugurated.

III. Inaugurate ·vt To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue.

IV. Inaugurate ·vt 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.

V. Inaugurate ·vt 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.