1. to formally begin or introduce something, especially with a ceremony
2. to install someone in office with a formal ceremony

Examples

• The president will inaugurate the new policy next month.
• They plan to inaugurate the museum with a grand opening ceremony.
• The mayor was inaugurated in a ceremony at city hall.
• The company will inaugurate its new headquarters this fall.
• She was inaugurated as the university’s first female president.
• The festival inaugurates the summer season each year.
• The ribbon-cutting ceremony will inaugurate the new bridge.