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institute
[ in-sti-toot, -tyoot ]
verb (used with object)
to institute a government.
to institute a new course in American literature.
- to set in operation:
to institute a lawsuit.
- to bring into use or practice:
to institute laws.
- to establish in an office or position.
- Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish.
noun
- a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character.
- the building occupied by such a society.
- Education.
- 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.
- a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter.
- a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject.
- an established principle, law, custom, or organization.
- institutes,
- an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners.
- (initial capital letter) Also called In·sti·tutes of Jus·tin·i·an [in, -sti-toots , uh, v juh-, stin, -ee-, uh, n, -tyoots]. an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
- something instituted.
institute
/ ˈɪԲɪˌː /
verb
- to organize; establish
- to initiate
to institute a practice
- to establish in a position or office; induct
- foll byin or into to install (a clergyman) in a church
noun
- an organization founded for particular work, such as education, promotion of the arts, or scientific research
- the building where such an organization is situated
- something instituted, esp a rule, custom, or precedent
Derived Forms
- ˈԲپˌٳܳٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··پ·ٳܳٱ verb (used with object) reinstituted reinstituting
- ܲ··پ·ٳܳ· adjective
- ɱ-·پ·ٳܳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of institute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of institute1
Example Sentences
Despite the enormous risk, he believes he can pressure the government to institute reforms, ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in October.
Bessent, in his remarks to the finance institute, struck a conciliatory note on his efforts to get China to the negotiating table.
But the creature the institute caught on video was a footlong juvenile.
In a statement, the district said it had instituted “meaningful steps ... with the goal of preventing future incidents from going undetected or unreported.”
A prestigious social studies institute in Paris recently sent its students a warning, following reports of foreigners being questioned about their political beliefs and refused entry.
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