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To institute is defined as to start, establish or set up.

(verb)

An example of to institute is beginning a new nutrition meal plan at an elementary school.

The definition of an institute is an organization or school.

(noun)

An example of an institute is an art college.

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transitive verb instituted, instituting

to set up; establish; found; introduce
to start; initiate: to institute a search
to install in office, esp. as a minister in a church or parish

Origin: < L institutus, pp. of instituere, to set up, erect, construct < in-, in, on + statuere, to cause to stand, set up, place: see statute

noun

something instituted; specif.,

an established principle, law, custom, or usage
a summary or digest of established principles, esp. in law
an organization for the promotion of art, science, education, etc.
a school specializing in art, music, etc.
☆ a college or university specializing in technical subjects
an institution for advanced study, research, and instruction in a restricted field
☆ a short teaching program established for a group concerned with some special field of work
institution (sense )

Origin: L institutum, arrangement, plan < the v.

Related Forms:

instituter noun or institutor

See institute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·sti·tut·ed, in·sti·tut·ing, in·sti·tutes

a. To establish, organize, and set in operation.
b. To initiate; begin. See Synonyms at found¹.
To establish or invest in an office or a position.

noun

a. Something instituted, especially an authoritative rule or precedent.
b. institutes A digest of the principles or rudiments of a particular subject, especially a legal abstract.
An organization founded to promote a cause: a cancer research institute.
a. An educational institution, especially one for the instruction of technical subjects.
b. The building or buildings housing such an institution.
A usually short, intensive workshop or seminar on a specific subject.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English instituten

Origin: , from Latin īnstituere, īnstitūt-, to establish

Origin: : in-, in; see in-²

Origin: + statuere, to set up; see stā- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

inˈsti·tutˌer, inˈsti·tuˌtor noun

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