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ĭn-augŭro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and
I.a.
I. Lit. To take omens from the flight of birds, to practise augury, to divine: “per sacram viam augures ex arce profecti solent inaugurare,Varr. L. L. 5, § 47 Müll.: impetritum, inauguratum'st: “quovis admittunt aves,Plaut. As. 2, 1, 11: “Palatinum Romulus, Aventinum Remus ad inaugurandum templa capiunt,Liv. 1, 6, 4: “agedum, divine tu, inaugura, fierine possit, quod nunc ego mente concipio,Liv. 1, 36, 4. —Hence, b. inaugŭrāto , adv. (lit. abl. absol.), after consulting the birds: “id quia inaugurato Romulus fecerat,Liv. 1, 36, 3: “consecrare locum,id. 1, 44, 4.—
II. Transf.
A. To give a certain sanctity to a place or (official) person by ceremony of consulting the flight of birds, to consecrate, inaugurate, install: “locum,Liv. 3, 20, 6: VRBEM (Romulus) Calend. Praenest. ap. Inscr. Orell. 2, p. 386: cur non inaugurare? Sume diem; “vide, qui te inauguret,Cic. Phil. 2, 43, 110: “augur in locum ejus inauguratus est filius,Liv. 30, 26, 10; so, “aliquem flaminem,id. 27, 8, 4; 41, 28, 7.—
B. In gen., to install: “cena et poculis magnis inauguratur (dux latronum),App. M. 7, p. 191: comitia, quae habentur aut regis aut flaminum inaugurandorum causa, Lab. ap. Gell. 15, 27, 1: “si flamines Diales inaugurentur,Gai. Inst. 1, 130.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (11):
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.43.110
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 2.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 8.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 30, 26.10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 41, 28.7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 44.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 36.3
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 20.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 36.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 6.4
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 15.27.1
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