inaugurate
inaugurate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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 closes 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- amusement
- and
- anniversary
- arch
- artillery
- bonfire
- calf
- celebrate
- celebrated
- celebration
- ceremony
- chair
- china
- comes
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- coronation
- day
- diamond
- drink
- fanfare
- feast
- fete
- feu
- fiesta
- flourish
- flying
- golden
- hail
- hallow
- harvest-home
- hero
- hob
- hold
- holiday
- honor
- immortal
- inauguration
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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