institute

institute
in•sti•tute
[[t]ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut[/t]] v. -tut•ed, -tut•ing, n.
1) to set up; establish; organize
2) to inaugurate; initiate; start
3) to set in operation:
to institute a lawsuit[/ex]
4) to establish in an office or position
5) rel to invest with the spiritual charge of a church or parish
6) a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character
7) the building occupied by such a society
8) edu
a) a college devoted to instruction in technical subjects
b) a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field
c) a short instructional program in some specialized activity
9) an established principle, law, custom, or organization
10) law institutes
an elementary treatise on law
11) something instituted
Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < L institūtus, ptp. of instituere to set, put up, establish = in- II+-stituere, comb. form of statuere to make stand

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • institute — [in′stə to͞ot΄, in′stətyo͞ot΄] vt. instituted, instituting [< L institutus, pp. of instituere, to set up, erect, construct < in , in, on + statuere, to cause to stand, set up, place: see STATUTE] 1. to set up; establish; found; introduce 2 …   English World dictionary

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