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institute

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/

The English word “institute” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An organization founded to promote a cause
  2. An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
  3. The building housing such an institution.
  4. The act of instituting; institution.
  5. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
  6. The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.

verb

  1. To begin or initiate (something); to found.
  2. To train, instruct.
  3. To nominate; to appoint.
  4. To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.

adjective

  1. Established; organized; founded.

Etymology

From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.

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