inaugurate
verb /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/
/ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inaugurate | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it inaugurates | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪts/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪts/ |
| past simple inaugurated | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle inaugurated | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form inaugurating | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- inaugurate somebody (as something) to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony
- He will be inaugurated (as) President in January.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- inaugurate something to officially open a building or start an organization with a special ceremony
- The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor.
- The assembly was formally inaugurated in December.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- inaugurate something (formal) to introduce a new development or an important change
- The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
- People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin inaugurat- ‘interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)’, based on augurare ‘to augur’.