INSTITUTE
verb
Synonyms
originate; begin; commence; establish; found; erect; organize; appoint; ordain.
Definitions
- 1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc.
- 2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society. Whenever any from 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. Jefferson (Decl. of Indep. ).
- 3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.] We institute your Grace To be our regent in these parts of France. Shak.
- 4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit. And haply institute A course of learning and ingenious studies. Shak.
- 5. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. [Obs.] If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself. Dr. H. More.
- 6. To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. Blackstone.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
INSTITUTE
(noun)
1. The act of instituting; institution. [Obs.] "Water sanctified by Christ's institute." Milton.
2. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, ...
INSTITUTE
(participle)
Established; organized; founded. [Obs.] They have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and institute, very few to suffice. Robynson (More's Utopi...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
