institute

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 50.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An organization founded to promote a cause

   I work in a medical research institute.

2. noun An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
3. noun The building housing such an institution.
4. noun The act of instituting; institution.
5. noun That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
6. noun The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
7. verb To begin or initiate (something); to found.

   He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.

8. verb To train, instruct.

Similar words

constitute establish bring found plant institution institutionalize establishment organization establishing

Often followed by

of for in and on a at was is

Word family

insecure insecurities insecurity instituted instituter instituters institutes instituting institution institutional