institute

[ in-sti-toot, -tyoot ]

/ ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /

verb (used with object), in·sti·tut·ed, in·sti·tut·ing.

to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.

to inaugurate; initiate; start: to institute a new course in American literature.

to set in operation: to institute a lawsuit.

to bring into use or practice: to institute laws.

to establish in an office or position.

Ecclesiastical. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish.

noun

a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character.

the building occupied by such a society.

Education.

an institution, generally beyond the secondary school level, devoted to instruction in technical subjects, usually separate but sometimes organized as a part of a university.
a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter.
a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject.

an established principle, law, custom, or organization.

institutes,

an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners.
(initial capital letter)Also called Institutes of Justinian.an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.

something instituted.

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Origin of institute

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

Related formsre·in·sti·tute, verb (used with object), re·in·sti·tut·ed, re·in·sti·tut·ing.un·in·sti·tut·ed, adjectivewell-in·sti·tut·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for institutes

Farmers' institutes have performed an important service in the education of the rural community.
The Farmer and His Community|Dwight Sanderson
They manage things better at the museums and the institutes.
Short Studies on Great Subjects|James Anthony Froude
He was lecturing and preaching and taking part in conventions and institutes everywhere in the land.
The Story of Chautauqua|Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
The following resolution pertaining to Farmers' Institutes was unanimously adopted.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various

Sociology has thus to become "the institutes of citizenship."
Civics: as Applied Sociology|Patrick Geddes

British Dictionary definitions for institutes

institutes

/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːts) /

pl n

a digest or summary, esp of laws

Institutes

/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːts) /

pl n

an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis

short for Institutes of the Christian Religion, the book by Calvin, completed in 1536 and constituting the basic statement of the Reformed faith, that repudiates papal authority and postulates the doctrines of justification by faith alone and predestination

institute

/ (ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːt) /

verb (tr)

to organize; establish

to initiateto institute a practice

to establish in a position or office; induct

(foll by in or into) to install (a clergyman) in a church

noun

an organization founded for particular work, such as education, promotion of the arts, or scientific research

the building where such an organization is situated

something instituted, esp a rule, custom, or precedent

Derived Formsinstitutor or instituter, noun

Word Origin for institute

C16: from Latin instituere, from statuere to place, stand

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Word Origin and History for institutes

institute

1510s, "purpose, design," from institute (v.). From 1540s as "an established law." The sense of "organization, society" is from 1828, borrowed from French Institut national des Sciences et des Arts, established 1795 to replace the royal academies, from Latin institutum, neuter past participle of instituere.

institute

early 14c., "to establish in office, appoint," from Latin institutus, past participle of instituere "to set up," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + statuere "establish, to cause to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). General sense of "set up, found, introduce" first attested late 15c. Related: Instituted; instituting.

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