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inaugurate

verbCommon GRE wordMore I words

to formally begin or introduce something

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Inaugurate in a sentence

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The ceremony inaugurated a new era of cooperation between the two nations.

Synonyms
initiatecommencelaunchinstitute
Antonyms
concludeterminate

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Inaugurate (verb) means to formally begin or introduce something
Here is inaugurate used in an example sentence: "The ceremony inaugurated a new era of cooperation between the two nations."
Common synonyms for inaugurate include initiate, commence, launch, institute.
Antonyms of inaugurate include conclude, terminate.
Inaugurate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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