the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] > inaugurate > handsel or signal the inauguration of (3)
To enter upon in a way which may be attended with good or bad consequences; to handsel, signalize (one's entrance upon).
transitive. To acknowledge the commencement of (a new undertaking, office, etc.) with a ceremony or observance intended to bring good luck; to…
transitive. = auspicate, v. 4).