Dictionary entries for 'institute'

Synonyms

in·sti·tute (ĭństĭ-tōōt́, -tyōōt́)

[Middle English instituten, from Latin īnstituere, īnstitūt-, to establish, in-, in; see in–², + statuere, to set up.]

transitive verb: -tut·ed, -tut·ing, -tutes.

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

1. Something instituted, especially an authoritative rule or precedent.
2. 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.
1. An educational institution, especially one for the instruction of technical subjects.
2. The building or buildings housing such an institution.
A usually short, intensive workshop or seminar on a specific subject.