Vocabulary
Inaugurate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
To introduce (someone , such as a newly elected official)
into a job or position with a formal ceremony
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Staf f correspondent [Meanwhile, according to news agencies in Karachi,] Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan will inaugurate in Karachi on Sept 19, Pakistan`s `largest Urdu library`, the Anjuman Tarraqi-i-Urdu Public Library.
- He rushed to inaugurate an incomplete temple to time with the polls, something the high priests of Hinduism have questioned.
- Merely hoping to inaugurate the Ram temple before the May 2024 general elections could become tricky, the many pats on the back for hosting a powerful summit notwithstanding.
- Merely hoping to inaugurate the Ram temple before the May 2024 general elections could become tricky, the many pats on the back for hosting a powerful summit notwithstanding.
Synonyms
innovate, launch, introduce
Antonyms
Close down, stop, halt , wrap up
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