1.  inaugurate(v = verb.social) kick off - commence officially;
is one way to commence, embark on, start, start up
Derived forms noun inauguration₁, noun inauguration₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

2.  inaugurate(v = verb.social) - open ceremoniously or dedicate formally;
is one way to open
Derived form noun inauguration₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  inaugurate(v = verb.change) introduce, usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
is one way to begin, commence, lead off, start
Derived form noun augury₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

   Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton. [1913 Webster]

1.  To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.  To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc. [1913 Webster]
"As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate their favors." [1913 Webster]

3.  To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. [1913 Webster]

4.  To begin with good omens. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

inaugurate, v.tr.
1 admit (a person) formally to office.
2 initiate the public use of (a building etc.).
3 begin, introduce.
4 enter with ceremony upon (an undertaking etc.).

Derivative:
inauguration n. inaugurator n. inauguratory adj.

Etymology:
L inaugurare (as IN-(2), augurare take omens: see AUGUR)

VB  begin, start, commence, conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter, set out, embark in, incept, initiate, launch, inaugurate, inchoate, rise, arise, originate, usher in, lead off, lead the way, take the lead, take the initiative, head, stand at the head, stand first, stand for, lay the foundations, found, set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion, apply the match to a train, broach, open up, open the door to, get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to, make a beginning, make a start, handsel, take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf, break ground, break the ice, break cover, pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon, open fire, open the ball, ventilate, air, undertake, come into existence, come into the world, make one's debut, take birth, burst forth, break out, spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize, begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo, begin again, begin de novo, start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.

VB  commission, delegate, depute, consign, assign, charge, intrust, entrust, commit, commit to the hands of, authorize, put in commission, accredit, engage, hire, bespeak, appoint, name, nominate, return, ordain, install, induct, inaugurate, swear in, invest, crown, enroll, enlist, give power of attorney to, employ, empower, set over, place over, send out, be commissioned, be accredited, represent, stand for, stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, stand in the shoes of.

VB  celebrate keep, signalize, do honor to, commemorate, solemnize, hallow, mark with a red letter, pledge, drink to, toast, hob and nob, inaugurate, install, chair, rejoice, kill the fatted calf, hold jubilee, roast an ox.