Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of
   inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before
   entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to
   consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination;
   pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See {Augur}.]
   Invested with office; inaugurated. --Drayton.

Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inaugurated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Inaugurating}.]
   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.

   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.

            As if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate
            their favors.                         --Sir H.
                                                  Wotton.

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

   4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.

Source : WordNet®

inaugurate
     v 1: commence officially [syn: {kick off}]
     2: open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
     3: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in
        the post-Cold War period" [syn: {usher in}, {introduce}]