Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < L institūtus, ptp. of instituere to set, put up, establish =in-in -2+-stituere, comb. form of statuere to make stand)
2. (verb)institute to start or cause to be used reforms being instituted by the government
Definition of 'Institute'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Institute the act of instituting; institution
2. (adj)Institute that which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom
3. (adj)Institute hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensivesummary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n
4. (noun)Institute an institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute
5. (noun)Institute the person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation
6. Institute established; organized; founded
7. (verb)Institute to set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc
8. (verb)Institute to originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society
9. (verb)Institute to nominate; to appoint
10. (verb)Institute to begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit
11. (verb)Institute to ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct
12. (verb)Institute to invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls