institute

Definitions

1. 1participial adjective

   Established; organized; founded.

2. 2transitive verb

   To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc.

3. 3transitive verb

   To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society.

4. 4transitive verb

   To nominate; to appoint.

5. 5transitive verb

   To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit.

6. 6transitive verb

   To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct.

7. 7transitive verb

   To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.

8. 8adjective

   The act of instituting; institution.

9. 9adjective

   That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom.

10. 10adjective

    Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n.

11. 11noun

    An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute.

12. 12noun

    The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.

13. 13noun

    an association organized to promote art or science or education

14. 14verb

    advance or set forth in court, "institute proceedings"

    "bring charges"

    Synonyms

    bring
15. 15verb

    set up or lay the groundwork for

    "establish a new department"

    Synonyms

    constituteestablishfoundplant