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- pronunciation:
- In
stih
tut
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
institutes, instituting, instituted |
| definition 1: |
to establish or set in operation.
The government has instituted a policy that will restrict imports.The company is instituting new procedures for hiring.The goal of the radicals was to institute a revolutionary government.- synonyms:
- establish, found, start
- antonyms:
- abrogate
- similar words:
- constitute, create, develop, ground, impose, inaugurate, organize, set
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| definition 2: |
to initiate or begin.
The commission has already instituted its investigation into the matter.The new government is instituting criminal proceedings against the country's former leader.- synonyms:
- begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start
- similar words:
- generate, impose, inaugurate, launch, originate, set
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| related words: |
begin, bring, conceive, contract, enact, found, mandate, ordain, pioneer, start, usher |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an organization established to render a service or support a cause.
She was taught braille at an institute for the blind.- synonyms:
- institution
- similar words:
- association, foundation, organization, society
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| definition 2: |
a college teaching a specialized subject matter, such as art or technology.
My mother studied painting at the art institute.- synonyms:
- academy
- similar words:
- athenaeum, college, polytechnic, school, think tank
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| definition 3: |
a brief instructional program for a specific group or in a specific area of study.
Three hundred students have enrolled in the university's summer institute on law and language.- similar words:
- course, program, seminar
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| related words: |
charity |
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