institute

[ in-sti-toot, -tyoot ]

/ ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /

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verb (used with object), in·sti·tut·ed, in·sti·tut·ing.

to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.

to inaugurate; initiate; start: 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 Institutes of Justinian. an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.

something instituted.

Origin of institute

1275–1325; Middle English < Latin institūtus past participle of instituere to set, put up, establish, equivalent to in- in-² + -stitū- (combining form of statū-, stem of statuere to make stand) + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM institute

re·in·sti·tute, verb (used with object), re·in·sti·tut·ed, re·in·sti·tut·ing. un·in·sti·tut·ed, adjective well-in·sti·tut·ed, adjective

Words nearby institute

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Example sentences from the Web for reinstituted

He reinstituted many customs that had been neglected during the Sadducean regime.

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
All the Pharisaic ordinances, abolished by the late king, were reinstituted.

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
In July the income-tax was reinstituted and a bill was actually carried authorising a levy en masse in case of invasion.

The Political History of England - Vol XI |George Brodrick

British Dictionary definitions for reinstituted

institute

/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːt) /

verb (tr)

to organize; establish

to initiate to institute a practice

to establish in a position or office; induct

(foll by in 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 of institute

institutor or instituter, noun

Word Origin for institute

C16: from Latin instituere, from statuere to place, stand

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verb (tr)

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institute

verb (used with object), in·sti·tut·ed, in·sti·tut·ing.

noun

Origin of institute

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