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institute

[ in-sti-toot, -tyoot ]

verb (used with object)

instituted, instituting.
  1. to set up; establish; organize:

    to institute a government.

  2. to institute a new course in American literature.

  3. to set in operation:

    to institute a lawsuit.

  4. to bring into use or practice:

    to institute laws.

  5. to establish in an office or position.
  6. Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish.


noun

  1. a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character.
  2. the building occupied by such a society.
  3. Education.
    1. 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.
    2. a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter.
    3. a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject.
  4. an established principle, law, custom, or organization.
  5. institutes,
    1. an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners.
    2. (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.
  6. something instituted.

institute

/ ˈɪԲɪˌː /

verb

  1. to organize; establish
  2. to initiate

    to institute a practice

  3. to establish in a position or office; induct
  4. foll byin or into to install (a clergyman) in a church
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an organization founded for particular work, such as education, promotion of the arts, or scientific research
  2. the building where such an organization is situated
  3. something instituted, esp a rule, custom, or precedent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲپˌٳܳٴǰ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··پ·ٳܳٱ verb (used with object) reinstituted reinstituting
  • ܲ··پ·ٳܳ· adjective
  • ɱ-·پ·ٳܳ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of institute1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin Բپūٳܲ, past participle of instituere “to set, put up, establish,” equivalent to in- ”in” + -پū- (combining form of ٲū-, stem of statuere “to place upright, set, stand” ) + -tus past participle suffix; in- 2, stand
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Word History and Origins

Origin of institute1

C16: from Latin instituere, from statuere to place, stand
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"I would suggest there is a high level of confidence this is a ransomware style event," says Dan Card, cyber expert at BCS, the chartered institute for IT.

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The institute was torched by a Nazi student mob, every book in its library burned in Opera Square.

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NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has a model, but the institute could see cuts of up to 47%.

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Officials at the institute in Damascus are still unclear what will happen to their funding, but those interviewed said they received encouraging signs from the government.

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Donaldson favors, as I do, killing the current dinner and instituting something more tenable, but less Hollywood in nature.

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