0 present participle of inaugurate
1 to put someone into an official position with a ceremony:
American presidents are always inaugurated on 20 January .
The European Community inaugurated the Single European Market in 1993.
The change of government inaugurated a new era of economic prosperity.
In connection with the reform, we should probably therefore consider inaugurating a period in which we do not provide aid for modernising the fleet.
Having failed to win support from colleagues, he now tries to get the people on his side by inaugurating the national debate.
We were told that it was a unique scheme, and indeed this country might have been very proud of inaugurating such a measure.
Delay in inaugurating a constructive policy in these circumstances, on the grounds that it was far from ideal, would not be justified.
I welcome it with the promise implicit in it that we are inaugurating a new era and a new way of life.
What provision he is making to train increased numbers of doctors; and what progress is being made in inaugurating new medical schools.
I am extremely grateful to him for inaugurating this debate.
I was chairman for some time of a local committee responsible for inaugurating a scheme.
