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Augural
Augural Au"gu*ral, a. [L. auguralis.]
Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous;
significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. ``Portents
augural.' --Cowper.
Augurate
Augurate Au"gu*rate, v. t. & i. [L. auguratus, p. p. of
augurari to augur.]
To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict. [Obs.] --C.
Middleton.
Augurate
Augurate Au"gu*rate, n.
The office of an augur. --Merivale.
Auguration
Auguration Au`gu*ra"tion, n. [L. auguratio.]
The practice of augury.
Exaugurate
Exaugurate Ex*au"gu*rate, v. t. [L. exauguratus, p. p. of
exaugurare to profane; ex out + augurari to act as an augur,
fr. augur. ]
To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhellow.
[Obs.] --Holland.
Exauguration
Exauguration Ex*au`gu*ra"tion, n. [L. exauguratio
desecration.]
The act of exaugurating; desecration. [Obs.]
Inaugural
Inaugural In*au"gu*ral, a. [Cf. F. inaugural.]
Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an
inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural
exercises.
Inaugural
Inaugural In*au"gu*ral, n.
An inaugural address. [U.S.]
InaugurateInaugurate In*au"gu*rate, a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of
inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before
entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to
consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination;
pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See Augur.]
Invested with office; inaugurated. --Drayton. InaugurateInaugurate In*au"gu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inaugurated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating.]
1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable
ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or
authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to
inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. --Milton.
2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony;
hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate;
-- used especially of something of dignity or worth or
public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new
methods, etc.
As if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate
their favors. --Sir H.
Wotton.
3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use
of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. InauguratedInaugurate In*au"gu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inaugurated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating.]
1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable
ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or
authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to
inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. --Milton.
2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony;
hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate;
-- used especially of something of dignity or worth or
public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new
methods, etc.
As if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate
their favors. --Sir H.
Wotton.
3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use
of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. InauguratingInaugurate In*au"gu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inaugurated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating.]
1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable
ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or
authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to
inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. --Milton.
2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony;
hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate;
-- used especially of something of dignity or worth or
public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new
methods, etc.
As if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate
their favors. --Sir H.
Wotton.
3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use
of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. Inauguration
Inauguration In*au`gu*ra"tion, n. [L. inauguratio a beginning:
cf. F. inauguration.]
1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with
solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned
the kingdom to him. --Sir T.
Browne.
2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course
of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a
new condition, etc.
Inauguration Day
Inauguration Day In*au`gu*ra"tion Day
The day on which the President of the United States is
inaugurated, the 4th of March in every year next after a year
divisible by four.
Inaugurator
Inaugurator In*au"gu*ra`tor, n.
One who inaugurates.
Inauguratory
Inauguratory In*au"gu*ra*to*ry, a.
Suitable for, or pertaining to, inauguration. --Johnson.
Reinaugurate
Reinaugurate Re`in*au"gu*rate, v. t.
To inaugurate anew.
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