inaugurate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Either: borrowed from French inaugurer (“to inaugurate”), from Latin inaugurō (“to take omens from the flight of birds, to divine, practise augury; to approve, consecrate, or inaugurate on the basis of omens; to install”) with common assimilation of French -er with English -ate (verb-forming suffix) or a Learned borrowing from Latin inaugurātus, perfect passive participle of inaugurō, see etymology at -ate; Further from in- (“against; into; on, upon; to, towards”) +‎ augurō (“to act as an augur, interpret omens, augur; to foretell, predict; to conjecture, guess”), from augur (“soothsayer, augur”) +‎ -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (further etymology uncertain; see the entry). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/ (enPR: ĭ-nôˈ-gū-rāt) (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔ.ɡjəˌɹeɪt/, /ɪˈnɔ.ɡəˌɹeɪt/ (enPR: -nôˈ-gyə-rātˌ, -gə-) (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɑ.ɡjəˌɹeɪt/, /ɪˈnɑ.ɡəˌɹeɪt/ (enPR: -nɑˈ-gyə-, -gə-) (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔɡ(jʊ)reʈ/ Hyphenation: in‧au‧gu‧rate ==== Verb ==== inaugurate (third-person singular simple present inaugurates, present participle inaugurating, simple past and past participle inaugurated) (transitive) To induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony. Synonym: (obsolete) inaugur To dedicate (a building, monument, etc.) for public use by a formal ceremony. To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely), to begin or commence (something); to start. Synonym: handsel (archaic, rare) To cause (something) to be auspicious or good-omened; also, to declare or make (something) holy; to consecrate, to sanctify. (cause to be auspicious): Synonym: auspicate (declare or make holy): Synonyms: see Thesaurus:consecrate (declare or make holy): Antonyms: see Thesaurus:desecrate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin inaugurātus (“having been taken as an omen, divined; having been approved, consecrated, or inaugurated on the basis of omens; installed, having been installed”) (the perfect passive participle of inaugurō (verb): see etymology 1). See -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹət/ (enPR: ĭ-nôˈ-gū-rət) (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔ.ɡjə.ɹet/, /ɪˈnɔ.ɡə.ɹet/ (enPR: -nôˈ-gyə-ɹet, -gə-) (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɪˈnɑ.ɡjə.ɹet/, /ɪˈnɑ.ɡə.ɹet/ (enPR: -nɑˈ-gyə-, -gə-) Hyphenation: in‧au‧gu‧rate ==== Adjective ==== inaugurate (not comparable) (obsolete) Inducted into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; inaugurated. === References === === Further reading === inauguration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inaugurate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “inaugurate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “inaugurate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Italian == === Verb === inaugurate inflection of inaugurare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative feminine plural of inaugurato, past participle of inaugurare == Latin == === Participle === inaugurāte vocative masculine singular of inaugurātus == Spanish == === Verb === inaugurate second-person singular voseo imperative of inaugurar combined with te