Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, a. [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.
Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, v. 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.
We want to inaugurate an era of new hope and opportunity for all Americans.
The government is also preparing to inaugurate in March a new press law that would drop a requirement for government approval to start new newspapers or periodicals.
Next month the IEE will inaugurate its first Chinese centre in Beijing. Dr John Williams, its secretary, says that over the next five years the IEE plans to play a leading role in the development of the electrical engineering societies of Europe.
It said it will inaugurate the deal with its new Gorba Chocolate flavor, a white and dark chocolate concoction.
It will inaugurate its first globally coordinated advertising campaign with the launch next spring of the Air 180, a new model of running shoe incorporating the latest developments in Nike's air-sole cushioning.
The 59-year-old Sondheim fielded questions at St. Catherine's College in his first public event since arriving in Oxford Jan. 13 to inaugurate an annual professorship in contemporary theater.
When someone has such a farm, there's no necessity for them to live in the city." Verdi's "Sicilian Vespers" will inaugurate the opera season at La Scala on Dec. 7, the theater announced Wednesday.
In Uruguay, Mrs. Mitterrand will preside over a French film festival and in Peru she will inaugurate a children's home.