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Meaning of 'institute'
Meaning of 'institute' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Institute 
[ a.]
- The act of instituting; institution. [ a.]- That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom.
- Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n.
2. Institute [ n.]
- An institution; a society established for the promotion
of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of
Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute;
as, the Cooper Institute. [ n.]- The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
3. Institute [ p. a.]
- Established; organized; founded. [ p. a.]4. Institute [ v. t.]
- To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute
laws, rules, etc. [ v. t.]- To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society.
- To nominate; to appoint.
- To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit.
- To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct.
- To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
Meaning of 'institute' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. institute [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- advance or set forth in court
- advance or set forth in court
Example in sentence:
- bring charges;
- institute proceedings
Meaning (2):
- set up or lay the groundwork for
- set up or lay the groundwork for
Example in sentence:
- establish a new department
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