Institute Definition
institute
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English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“I set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute”), from in (“in, on”) + statuō (“set up, establish”).
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Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: InstituteWikipedia institute (plural institutes)
- An organization founded to promote a cause
- I work in a medical research institute.
- An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
- The building housing such an institution
Derived terms
- educational institute
- research institute
- academic institute
Verb
institute (third-person singular simple present institutes, present participle instituting, simple past and past participle instituted)
- (transitive) to begin or initiate something
- He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.
Translations
to begin or initiate something
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External links
- institute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- institute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- institute at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Participle
institūte
- vocative masculine singular of institūtus
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An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization (research institution) created to do research on specific topics. An institute can also be a professional body.