Inaugurated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inaugurated};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Inaugurating}.]
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     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.
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     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.
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              As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate
              their favors.                         --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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     3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use
        of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
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     4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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