institute

¹in·sti·tute

transitive verb \ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt\

in·sti·tut·edin·sti·tut·ing

Definition of INSTITUTE

1

: to establish in a position or office

2

a : to originate and get established : organize

b : to set going : inaugurate <instituting an investigation>

— in·sti·tut·er or in·sti·tu·tor \-ˌtü-tər, -ˌtyü-\ noun

Examples of INSTITUTE

1. By instituting these programs, we hope to improve our children's education.
2. They have instituted new policies to increase public safety.

Origin of INSTITUTE

Middle English, from Latin institutus, past participle of instituere, from in- + statuere to set up — more at statute

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INSTITUTE

Synonyms

begin, constitute, establish, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, found, introduce, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start

Antonyms

close (down), phase out, shut (up)

Related Words

author, father, originate; conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), create, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, produce, think (up); construct, put up; develop, enlarge, expand; endow, finance, fund, subsidize; arrange, organize, systematize, systemize; refound, reinitiate, reinstitute, relaunch

Near Antonyms

abolish, annihilate, annul, nullify; end, finish, halt, stop, terminate; round (off or out), wind up, wrap up

Rhymes with INSTITUTE

absolute, Aleut, arrowroot, Asyût, attribute, autoroute, bandicoot, bathing suit, birthday suit, bitterroot, bodysuit, boilersuit, bumbershoot, business suit, comminute, constitute, contribute, convolute, destitute, disrepute, dissolute, execute, follow suit, gingerroot, hot pursuit, involute, kiwifruit, leisure suit, malamute, overshoot, parachute, passion fruit, persecute, point-and-shoot, prosecute, prostitute, qiviut, resolute, restitute, revolute, run-and-shoot, rural route, subacute, substitute, troubleshoot, undershoot

²institute

noun

Definition of INSTITUTE

: something that is instituted: as

a (1) : an elementary principle recognized as authoritative (2) plural : a collection of such principles and precepts; especially : a legal compendium

b : an organization for the promotion of a cause : association <a research institute> <an institute for the blind>

c : an educational institution and especially one devoted to technical fields

d : a usually brief intensive course of instruction on selected topics relating to a particular field <an urban studies institute>

Examples of INSTITUTE

1. They founded an institute for research into the causes of mental illness.
2. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

First Known Use of INSTITUTE

1546

Related to INSTITUTE

Synonyms

board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), association, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality

Related Words

collective, commune, community, cooperative; alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership; body, cadre, group; circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set; crew, outfit, party, squad, team; branch, chapter, local; faithful, fold, membership; sisterhood, sorority; cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy; band, gang, ring; cartel, combine, syndicate