Inaugurate

a.	1.	Invested with office; inaugurated.
v. t.	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.
	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.
	4.	To begin with good omens.

Verb	1.	inaugurate - commence officially Synonyms: kick off
	2.	inaugurate - open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
	3.	inaugurate - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" Synonyms: usher in, introduce

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