Found 3 items, similar to inaugurate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: inaugurate melantik
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inaugurate inaugurate v 1: commence officially [syn: kick off] 2: open ceremoniously or dedicate formally 3: be a precursor of; “The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period” [syn: usher in, introduce]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inaugurate Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination; pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See Augur.] Invested with office; inaugurated. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inaugurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating.] [1913 Webster] 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. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate their favors. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]