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Institute

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Noun

1. institute

an association organized to promote art or science or education

Verb

2. constitute, establish, found, institute, plant

set up or lay the groundwork for

Example Sentences:
'establish a new department'

3. bring, institute

advance or set forth in court

Example Sentences:
'bring charges'
'institute proceedings'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Institute

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to organize; establish
2. 
to initiate
to institute a practice
3. 
to establish in a position or office; induct
4. (foll by in or into)
to install (a clergyman) in a church
noun
5. 
an organization founded for particular work, such as education, promotion of the arts, or scientific research
6. 
the building where such an organization is situated
7. 
something instituted, esp a rule, custom, or precedent

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Institute

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈinstiˌtuted or ˈinstiˌtuting
1. 
to set up; establish; found; introduce
2. 
to start; initiate
to institute a search
3. 
to install in office, esp. as a minister in a church or parish
noun
4. 
something instituted
; specif.,
a. 
an established principle, law, custom, or usage
b.  [pl.]
a summary or digest of established principles, esp. in law
c. 
an organization for the promotion of art, science, education, etc.
d. 
a school specializing in art, music, etc.
e.  US
a college or university specializing in technical subjects
f. 
an institution for advanced study, research, and instruction in a restricted field
g.  US
a short teaching program established for a group concerned with some special field of work
h. 
institution (sense 3)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Institute

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tr.v. in·sti·tut·ed, in·sti·tut·ing, in·sti·tutes
1.
a. To establish, organize, or introduce: institute wage and price controls. See Synonyms at establish.
b. To initiate; begin: institute a search for the missing hikers.
2. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.
n.
1. An organization founded to promote a cause: a cancer research institute.
2.
a. An educational institution, especially one for the instruction of technical subjects.
b. The building or buildings housing such an institution.
3. A usually short, intensive workshop or seminar on a specific subject.
4. Archaic
a. A principle or rudiment of a particular subject.
b. institutes A digest of or commentary on such principles or rudiments, especially a legal abstract.

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