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# inaugurate

verb (inaugurate, inaugurates, inaugurated, inaugurating)

«inaugurate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To swear a new leader into office at an official ceremony, such as a US president. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#m2)
3. (formal) To begin or start a new period or system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inaugurate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inaugurate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inaugurate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inaugurate.html) on Mova free.