No. 579 in Malay
merasmikan
"Merasmikan" means "to officiate" or "to inaugurate."
In a sentence
Perdana Menteri akan merasmikan bangunan sekolah baru itu.
The Prime Minister will officiate the new school building.
In this sentence, 'merasmikan' is used to mean officially inaugurating or starting a ceremony for the new school building.
Mereka menjadualkan artis terkenal untuk merasmikan pameran seni.
They scheduled a famous artist to inaugurate the art exhibition.
Here, 'merasmikan' denotes conducting an opening ceremony for the art exhibition.
Datuk Bandar dijemput untuk merasmikan majlis perkahwinan tradisional tersebut.
The Mayor was invited to officiate the traditional wedding ceremony.
In this context, 'merasmikan' is utilized to mean presiding over or formally beginning the traditional wedding ceremony.
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