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# inaugurate

«inaugurate» in Mova's school dictionary: **To swear a new leader into office at an official…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (inaugurate, inaugurates, inaugurated, inaugurating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To swear a new leader into office at an official ceremony, such as a US president. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#m1)

2) To open a new building, service or event officially for the first time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#m2)

3) (formal) To begin or start a new period or system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, US presidents are inaugurated on 20 January after an election. In everyday news, a mayor inaugurates a new bridge, library or hospital, often by cutting a ribbon. Phrases: be inaugurated as, inaugurate a new era, inauguration day.

### examples

- The new president was inaugurated in Washington. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#x1)
- The mayor inaugurated the new library by cutting a ribbon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#x2)
- The festival was inaugurated in 1950 and still runs today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#x3)
- The invention of the steam train inaugurated a new age of travel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#x4)
- Our school inaugurated its new playground with a party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#x5)
- The first Australian Parliament was inaugurated in 1901. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#x6)

### note

Noun: «inauguration» (Inauguration Day in the USA). Pronounced in-AW-gyuh-rate. In the UK, a monarch is «crowned» (coronation) rather than inaugurated.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inaugurate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.