Inaugurate (verb)
in-or-gu-rayt
Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period)
Admit (someone) formally to office.
Late 16th century from Latin inaugurat- ‘interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)’, based on augurare ‘to augur’.
Example sentences
“And today we inaugurate a new president.”
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