usher in
verb
Definition of usher in
transitive verb
1 : to serve to bring into being a discovery that ushered in a period of change
2 : to mark or observe the beginning of ushered in the new year with merrymaking
From the M-W Editors
Circa 1600
First Known Use of usher in
circa 1600
Synonym Discussion of usher in
begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate, usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable. begin, opposed to end, is the most general. begin a trip began dancing start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start . commence firing commenced a conversation initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate . ushered in a period of economic decline
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