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- [in-sti-toot, -tyoot]
- /ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
- /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/
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- [in-sti-toot, -tyoot]
- /ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
Definitions of institute word
- verb with object institute to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government. 1
- verb with object institute to inaugurate; initiate; start: to institute a new course in American literature. 1
- verb with object institute to set in operation: to institute a lawsuit. 1
- verb with object institute to bring into use or practice: to institute laws. 1
- verb with object institute to establish in an office or position. 1
- verb with object institute Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish. 1
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Origin of institute
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Latin institūtus past participle of instituere to set, put up, establish, equivalent to in- in-2 + -stitū- (combining form of statū-, stem of statuere to make stand) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Institute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
institute popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
institute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for institute
verb institute
- appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
noun institute
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
- organisation — the act or process of organizing.
- institution — an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.
- establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
- society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
Antonyms for institute
verb institute
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
noun institute
- unbelief — the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, especially in matters of doctrine or religious faith.
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