(~s, inaugurating, ~d)
1.
When a new leader is ~d, they are formally given their new position at an official ceremony.
The new President will be ~d on January 20.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
inauguration (inaugurations)
...the inauguration of the new Governor.
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2.
When a new building or institution is ~d, it is declared open in a formal ceremony.
A new centre for research on toxic waste was ~d today at Imperial College.
= open
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
inauguration
They later attended the inauguration of the University.
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3.
If you ~ a new system or service, you start it. (FORMAL)
Pan Am ~d the first scheduled international flight.
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