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i-NORG-y-uh-rayt/ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/

To inaugurate is to mark the official beginning of a post, building, or era: inaugurate a hall, inaugurate a term of office. Official (already in the dictionary) is the adjective of the act; open is everyday. A ribbon is comms, not an occupancy certificate.

Meaning

To mark the official beginning of a post, building, or era.

Examples

• “Inaugurate the hall after the occupancy certificate, not instead of it.”
• “Open is everyday. Commission is the plant twin. A ribbon is branding. A certificate is a file. Sign the occupancy; then cut the ribbon.”

Good to know

Open or start officially. Everyday: open. A ribbon ≠ an occupancy certificate.

Near in meaning

open, commission, initiate

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