how to pronounce inaugurate

/ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.ɹɛɪt/

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inaugurate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of inaugurate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… here to inaugurate this new lecture …”

meanings of inaugurate

verb:

To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.
To induct into office with a formal ceremony.

adjective:

Invested with office; inaugurated.

inaugurate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word inaugurate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics inaugurate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that inaugurate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;