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inaugurar

to inaugurate

verb ee-nah-goo-RAHR Less Common

Origin: From Latin inaugurare, to consecrate by augury.

Also means

to open officially

Usage Note

Inaugurar is used for the formal opening of a building, exhibition, or public work — inaugurar un puente, inaugurar una exposición. A president taking office is described with tomar posesión or investidura, not inaugurar. The noun is inauguración (f).

Examples

"El alcalde inauguró el nuevo parque."

Natural Translation

The mayor inaugurated the new park.

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