inaugurate
gb/ɪnˈɔɡjɚɪt/ us/ɪnˈɔɡjɚɪt/
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Inglese
beiktat, felavat, megnyit, elindít
VERBO
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FORMAL
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beiktat
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Schema d'uso:
[someone] is inaugurated as [office/title]
She was inaugurated as the country's first female president in January.
Januárban iktatták be az ország első női elnökeként.
The new mayor will be inaugurated at city hall on Monday.
Az új polgármestert hétfőn iktatják be a városházán.
After a short ceremony, the governor was officially inaugurated for a second term.
Esempi per chi studia
The president was inaugurated in January.
Az elnököt januárban iktatták be.
He was inaugurated as mayor last week.
A múlt héten iktatták be polgármesterként.
Errore comune:
Do not use this for giving someone an ordinary job; it usually refers to an important public or official position.
Significato
formally install in office
Collocazioni
be inaugurated as president
|be inaugurated as mayor
|be inaugurated into office
|newly inaugurated president
|inauguration ceremony
|president-elect is inaugurated
Sinonimi
swear in (more specifically emphasizes the official oath)
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install (formal; emphasizes putting someone into a position)
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induct (often used for membership in an organization rather than elected office)
Contrari
remove (take someone out of an official position)
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oust (force someone out of power or office)
Temi
government
|politics
|ceremonies
|leadership
Definizione
to officially make someone president, mayor, or another leader in a formal ceremony
To formally put someone into an official position, especially a public office, in a ceremony.
VERBO
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FORMAL
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Schema d'uso:
inaugurate [a building/project/service/event]
The prime minister inaugurated the new hospital this morning.
A miniszterelnök ma reggel felavatta az új kórházat.
The company inaugurated its first overseas office last week.
A vállalat múlt héten megnyitotta első külföldi irodáját.
The festival was inaugurated with a concert in the main square.
Esempi per chi studia
They inaugurated the new school on Friday.
Pénteken felavatták az új iskolát.
The museum was inaugurated by the mayor.
A múzeumot a polgármester avatta fel.
Errore comune:
For everyday starts, use “start,” “open,” or “launch”; “inaugurate” sounds formal and official.
Significato
officially open or launch
Collocazioni
inaugurate a new building
|inaugurate a hospital
|inaugurate a project
|inaugurate a service
|inaugurate a program
|inaugurate a festival
|officially inaugurate
Sinonimi
open (more general and much more common)
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launch (common for products, services, and projects)
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unveil (emphasizes presenting something new to the public)
Contrari
close (stop a place or event from operating)
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shut down (end the operation of a service, project, or organization)
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terminate (formal; end something officially)
Temi
ceremonies
|business
|public_services
|events
Definizione
to officially open or start something, often in a ceremony
To officially open, introduce, or start a building, institution, service, event, or project, often with a formal ceremony.
VERBO
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FORMAL
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Schema d'uso:
inaugurate [a period/era/tradition/policy/phase]
The discovery inaugurated a new era in cancer treatment.
A felfedezés új korszakot nyitott a rákkezelésben.
Her appointment inaugurated a period of rapid reform at the university.
Kinevezése az egyetemen a gyors reformok időszakának kezdetét jelentette.
The policy inaugurated a shift toward more flexible working hours.
Esempi per chi studia
The invention inaugurated a new era in travel.
A találmány új korszakot nyitott az utazásban.
The new law inaugurated major changes.
Az új törvény jelentős változásokat indított el.
Errore comune:
This use is often figurative and usually describes an important change, not a small everyday beginning.
Significato
begin a new period
Collocazioni
inaugurate a new era
|inaugurate a period of reform
|inaugurate a tradition
|inaugurate a new phase
|inaugurate a policy
|inaugurate a shift
Sinonimi
begin (more general and neutral)
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initiate (formal; emphasizes causing something to start)
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usher in (often used for the start of a new era or period)
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introduce (emphasizes bringing a new practice or policy into use)
Contrari
end (bring a period or activity to a close)
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conclude (formal; finish something)
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terminate (formal; stop something completely)
Temi
change
|history
|society
|business
Definizione
to begin an important new time, change, or way of doing things
To mark the beginning of a new period, development, policy, or way of doing something.
Grammatica
Forma base
inaugurate
IPA
GB/ɪnˈɔɡjɚɪt/
US/ɪnˈɔɡjɚɪt/
Sillabe e accento
in - aug - ur - ate (4 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (aug)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: inaugurate
- 3rd Person Singular: inaugurates
- Present Participle: inaugurating
- Past: inaugurated
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