 inaugurate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] commence officially | |
| Synonyms: | kick_off | |
| Related terms: | start swear_in dedicate beginning inauguration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] open ceremoniously or dedicate formally | |
| Related terms: | open inauguration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be a precursor of | |
| Synonyms: | usher_in introduce | |
| Examples: | "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" |
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| Related terms: | begin augury | |
| Similar spelling: |
inaugural inauguration inaccurate ingurgitate inaugurally incarcerate insurance insurable incurable ingrate inaccurately incurvate incarnate in_agreement incurably incurableness insurgent incarceration |
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