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Definition institute

Etymology 1

From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin ?nstit?tum.

Noun

institute (plural institutes)

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. (obsolete) The act of instituting; institution.
5. (obsolete) That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
6. (law, Scotland) The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Latin ?nstit?tus, past participle of ?nstitu? (�I set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute�), from in (�in, on�) + statu? (�set up, establish�).

Verb

institute (third-person singular simple present institutes, present participle instituting, simple past and past participle instituted)

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

Adjective

institute (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Established; organized; founded.

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