When a new building or institution is inaugurated, it is declared open in a formal ceremony. A new centre for research on toxic waste was inaugurated today at Imperial College. = open + inauguration in·augu·ra·tion They later attended the inauguration of the University
+ inauguration inaugurations in·augu·ra·tion the inauguration of the new Governor
If you inaugurate a new system or service, you start it. Pan Am inaugurated the first scheduled international flight
be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
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
{f} install in office with an official ceremony; open, introduce with an official ceremony; begin, commence
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