Inaugurate – Begin a system or policy or period. Introduce someone into an official position with a ceremony
(Pronounced in-awg-yuh-rate)
To remember the definition of the word inaugurate, use the following mnemonic:
In awe and it's great (inaugurate) when a new period of time begins. Perhaps there should have been a ceremony.
Examples of inaugurate in a sentence
Inaugurate the heroic age of the Catholic reformation and restoration.
The warriors decided to inaugurate the king right there on the battlefield, despite the obvious danger of assassination.
Sir Oliver stood ramrod straight and to attention as they began to inaugurate the new college building.
