v. 25B6; verb
he inaugurated a new policy : INITIATE, begin, start, institute, launch, start off, get going, get under way, establish, lay the foundations of; bring in, usher in; informal kick off.
the new President will be inaugurated : ADMIT TO OFFICE, install, instate, swear in; invest, ordain, crown.
the museum was inaugurated in September : OPEN, declare open, unveil; dedicate, consecrate; N. Amer. hansel.