inaugurate

Etymology

French inaugurer (“to invest”), from Latin inaugurō (“approve on the basis of omens”), from in (“in”) + augur (“an augur”).

verb

  1. (transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony.
  2. (transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.
    […] Acciona, a Spanish conglomerate, is due to inaugurate a new power plant a few miles from Las Vegas. 2008, The Economist, Solar energy: the power of concentration

adj

  1. Invested with office; inaugurated.
    The reliques of her Crowne (by him first placed here) The seat on which her Kings inaugurated were. 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 17 p. 262

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