institute

/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/

noun 5verb 4adj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

professional | independent | government | international, national | economic, education, educational, research, scientific, technical

VERB + INSTITUTE

establish, found, set up | open

belong to

My father belongs to a research institute that studies climate change.

join

INSTITUTE + VERB

find sth

A medical institute found evidence that the new vaccine was safe for children.

claim sth, say sth

The research institute claimed that the new treatment could reduce symptoms by half.

publish sth

provide sth

The research institute provides funding for scientists studying climate change.

PREP

at an/the ~

My brother studies chemistry at a research institute in the city.

in/within an/the ~

She studied biology within the research institute for five years before becoming a professor.

~ for

The new institute for marine research will open its doors next spring.

~ of

PHRASES

a founder of an institute, a member of an institute

Definitions

noun

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.

The act of instituting; institution.

water sanctified by Christ's institute

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

They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy.

to make the Stoic institutes thy own

verb

To begin or initiate (something); to found.

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

And haply institute / A course of learning and ingenious studies.

To train, instruct.

Publius was the first that ever instituted the Souldier to manage his armes by dexteritie and skil, and joyned art unto vertue, not for the use of private contentions, but for the wars and Roman peoples quarrels.

If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself.

To nominate; to appoint.

We institute your Grace / To be our regent in these parts of France.

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

a writ issued to the bishop, to institute the clerk of that patron

adj

Established; organized; founded.

They have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and institute, very few to suffice.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — advance or set forth in court

bring

verb — set up or lay the groundwork for

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I work in a medical research institute.

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water sanctified by Christ's institute

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They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy.

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

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And haply institute / A course of learning and ingenious studies.

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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, institute is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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