inaugurate
verb
[ ɪˈnɔːɡjʊreɪt ]
• begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period).
• "he inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration"
Similar:
initiate,
begin,
start,
institute,
launch,
start off,
set in motion,
get going,
get under way,
get off the ground,
establish,
originate,
put in place,
lay the foundations of,
lay the first stone of,
lay the cornerstone of,
bring up the curtain on,
bring in,
usher in,
kick off,
commence,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin inaugurat- ‘interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)’, based on augurare ‘to augur’.
