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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