in|au´gu|ra´tor

in|au|gu|rate «ihn gyuh rayt», transitive verb, -rat|ed, -rat|ing.

1. to install in office with a ceremony: »

A President of the United States is inaugurated every four years.

SYNONYM(S): install, invest, induct.

2. to make a formal beginning of; begin: »

The invention of the airplane inaugurated a new era in transportation.

3. to open for public use with a ceremony or celebration: »

The new city hall was inaugurated with a parade and speeches.

╂[< Latin inaugurāre (with English -ate¹) consecrate by augury < in- for, on + augurāre to act as an augur, to predict < augur augur, soothsayer]

–in|au´gu|ra´tor, noun.