institute
noun
[ ˈɪnstɪtjuːt ]
• an organization having a particular purpose, especially one that is involved with science, education, or a specific profession.
• "the Institute of Architects"
Similar:
organization,
establishment,
institution,
foundation,
centre,
academy,
school,
college,
university,
conservatory,
seminary,
centre of learning,
seat of learning,
society,
association,
federation,
group,
circle,
fellowship,
body,
league,
union,
alliance,
guild,
consortium,
concern,
corporation,
• a commentary, treatise, or summary of principles, especially concerning law.
• "Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England"
institute
verb
• introduce or establish (a scheme, undertaking, or policy).
• "the state instituted a national lottery"
Similar:
set in motion,
put in motion,
get under way,
get going,
get off the ground,
get in operation,
start,
begin,
initiate,
launch,
lay the foundations of,
lay the first stone of,
sow the seeds of,
set up,
inaugurate,
found,
establish,
put in place,
organize,
get working,
get functioning,
activate,
actuate,
generate,
cause,
bring about,
start/get/set the ball rolling,
kick off,
commence,
• appoint (someone) to a position, especially as a cleric.
• "his sons were instituted to the priesthood"
Similar:
install,
instate,
induct,
invest,
inaugurate,
introduce,
admit into office,
swear in,
initiate,
ordain,
consecrate,
anoint,
enthrone,
crown,
appoint,
put in,
create,
Origin:
Middle English (in institute (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin institut- ‘established’, from the verb instituere, from in- ‘in, towards’ + statuere ‘set up’. The noun is from Latin institutum ‘something designed, precept’, neuter past participle of instituere ; sense 1 dates from the early 19th century.
