Institute Definition
ĭnstĭ-to͝ot, -tyo͝ot
instituted, institutes, instituting
verb
instituted, institutes, instituting
To set up; establish; found; introduce.
Webster's New World
To start; initiate.
To institute a search.
Webster's New World
To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.
American Heritage
To install in office, esp. as a minister in a church or parish.
Webster's New World
Dr. H. More.
If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
Something instituted.
Webster's New World
An organization founded to promote a cause.
I work in a medical research institute.
Wiktionary
An educational institution, especially one for the instruction of technical subjects.
American Heritage
The building or buildings housing such an institution.
American Heritage
A usually short, intensive workshop or seminar on a specific subject.
American Heritage
adjective
(obsolete) Established; organized; founded.
Wiktionary
Origin of Institute
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Middle English instituten from Latin īnstituere īnstitūt- to establish in- in in–2 statuere to set up stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“I set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute”), from in (“in, on”) + statuō (“set up, establish”).
From Wiktionary
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From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.
From Wiktionary
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