'usher in' definitions:
Definition of 'usher in'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: inaugurate, usher in, introduce]
Synonyms of 'usher in'
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- announce,
- antecede,
- antedate,
- anticipate,
- be before,
- be early,
- blaze the trail,
- break the trail,
- bring up,
- broach,
- christen,
- come before,
- come first,
- establish,
- float,
- forerun,
- found,
- front,
- go ahead of,
- go before,
- go in advance,
- guide,
- have priority,
- head,
- head the table,
- head up,
- herald,
- inaugurate,
- induct,
- initiate,
- install,
- institute,
- introduce,
- kick off,
- launch,
- lead,
- lead off,
- lift up,
- originate,
- outrank,
- pioneer,
- precede,
- precurse,
- predate,
- preexist,
- proclaim,
- raise,
- rank,
- rate,
- ring in,
- set agoing,
- set on foot,
- set up,
- stand first,
- start going,
- start up,
- take precedence,
- turn on