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
Urdu meaning
افتتاح
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. That alone will inaugurate an era of confidence, energy, and innovation.
    Dawn Editorials — KP shows the way — 2025-10-17
  2. 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.
    Dawn Editorials — Seventy-five years ago Foreign control — 2024-09-16
  3. He rushed to inaugurate an incomplete temple to time with the polls, something the high priests of Hinduism have questioned.
    Dawn Editorials — Looking for signs of a Modi wave — 2024-02-06
  4. 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.
    Dawn Editorials — G20 with a hope and a prayer — 2023-09-12
  5. 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.
    Dawn Editorials — G20 with a hope and a prayer — 2023-09-12
Synonyms
innovate, launch, introduce

Antonyms
Close down, stop, halt , wrap up
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