institute
Americanverb (used with object)
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to set up; establish; organize.
to institute a government.
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to inaugurate; initiate; start.
to institute a new course in American literature.
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to set in operation.
to institute a lawsuit.
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to bring into use or practice.
to institute laws.
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to establish in an office or position.
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Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish.
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a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character.
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the building occupied by such a society.
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Education.
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an institution, generally beyond the secondary school level, devoted to instruction in technical subjects, usually separate but sometimes organized as a part of a university.
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a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter.
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a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject.
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an established principle, law, custom, or organization.
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institutes,
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an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners.
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Also called Institutes of Justinian. (initial capital letter) an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
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something instituted.
verb
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to organize; establish
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to initiate
to institute a practice
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to establish in a position or office; induct
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to install (a clergyman) in a church
noun
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an organization founded for particular work, such as education, promotion of the arts, or scientific research
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the building where such an organization is situated
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something instituted, esp a rule, custom, or precedent
Other Word Forms
- institutor noun
- reinstitute verb (used with object)
- uninstituted adjective
- well-instituted adjective
Etymology
Origin of institute
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin institūtus, past participle of instituere “to set, put up, establish,” equivalent to in- ”in” + -stitū- (combining form of statū-, stem of statuere “to place upright, set, stand” ) + -tus past participle suffix; in- 2, stand
Example Sentences
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“Many academics and research institutes technically violate the terms of service in a strict interpretation,” Lambert said.
From MarketWatch
The employee knew that Polymarket often used the institute’s maps to settle bets about military outcomes.
Which is how it quickly instituted some of the most notable shifts in the way the game is played since the adoption of the forward pass.
Diesel sales are banned and gasoline sales are restricted under the emergency measures instituted by the government to deal with the crisis.
From Barron's
On Tuesday, the country's national meteorological institute issued a heavy rain alert for all of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and 12 other Brazilian states.
From BBC
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