English Explanatory Dictionary

institute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. The act of instituting; institution.
  5. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
  6. The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
verb
  1. To begin or initiate (something); to found.
  2. To train, instruct.
  3. To nominate; to appoint.
  4. To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
adj
  1. Established; organized; founded.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ /ˈɪnstɪtuːt/ /ˈɪnstɪt͡ʃuːt/ en-us-institute.ogg

Word forms

institute institutes instituting instituted

Etymology

From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.

Related words

institution institutional

Derived words

academic institute educational institute institute of technology institute professor institutist institutive mechanics' institute policy institute religious institute research institute instituter institutor reinstitute
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