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What does "inaugurate" mean?

Inaugurate: 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.

Additional senses

  1. 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 closes remarkable days to inaugurate their favors. Sir H. Wotton.
  2. 3.To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
  3. 4.To begin with good omens. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

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