institute
[noun]
Synonyms:
- society, academy, association, college, foundation, guild, institution, school
[verb]
Synonyms:
- establish, fix, found, initiate, introduce, launch, organize, originate, pioneer, set up, start

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Antonyms: abrogate

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I. in‧sti‧tute¹ W3 AC /ˈɪnstətjuːt, ˈɪnstɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/ noun [countable]
an organization that has a particular purpose such as scientific or educational work, or the building where this organization is based ⇒ academy:
research institutes
institute of/for
the Institute for Space Studies

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II. institute² AC verb [transitive] formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of instituere, from statuere 'to set up']
to introduce or start a system, rule, legal process etc Synonym : begin:
We had no choice but to institute court proceedings against the airline.

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institute
noun
ADJ. professional | independent | government | international, national | economic, education, educational, research, scientific, technical
VERB + INSTITUTE establish, found, set up | open | belong to She belongs to the Chartered Institute of Management.
join
INSTITUTE + VERB find sth The environmental research institute found that the global average temperature had risen by 1.2°C.
claim sth, say sth The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome.
publish sth | provide sth an institute providing opportunities to veterinary graduates
PREP. at an/the ~ She used to give lectures at the Mechanics' Institute.
in/within an/the ~ He is a key figure in the Institute of Mathematics.
~ for the International Institute for Economic Development
~ of
PHRASES a founder of an institute, a member of an institute
 ⇒ Note at ORGANIZATION

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