[in.au.gu.rate] vt -rat.ed ; -rat.ing [L inauguratus, pp. of inaugurare, lit., to practice augury, fr. in- + augurare to augur; fr. the rites connected with augury] (1606) 1: to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
2. a: to dedicate ceremoniously: observe formally the beginning of b: to bring about the beginning of syn see begin -- in.au.gu.ra.tor n