INSTITUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of institute in English

institute
noun [ C ]
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/ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ us
/ˈɪn.stə.tuːt/
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an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational, or social work, or the buildings that it uses:
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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institute
verb [ T ]
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uk
/ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ us
/ˈɪn.stə.tuːt/
to start or cause a system, rule, legal action, etc. to exist:
She is threatening to institute legal proceedings against the hospital.
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abolish
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(Definition of institute from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

institute | American Dictionary

institute
verb [ T ]
us
/ˈɪn·stɪˌtut/

institute verb [T] (START)

to put into effect; cause to be used:
These are some of the safety guidelines we’ve instituted in our hotels.
institute
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈɪn·stɪˌtut/

institute noun [C] (ORGANIZATION)

an organization whose purpose is to advance the study of a particular subject:
The National Institutes of Health fund medical research in many areas.
(Definition of institute from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

institute | Business English

institute
noun [ C ]
(often Institute)
uk
/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ us
an organization where people do a particular kind of scientific, educational, etc. work, or the buildings which it uses :
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
an organization of people who all do the same kind of work:
the Institute of Directors
institute
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ us
to start or introduce a system, rule, legal action, etc.:
They promised to institute new guidelines in the wake of the scandal.
(Definition of institute from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of institute

institute
The first is the period when a government institutes its first modern welfare policies.
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After the campaign an intensive surveillance system was instituted and physicians were required to notify suspected cases.
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The structural problems with which the academic institutes have had to contend, are of a passing nature.
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Interviewers were required to achieve a kappa of at least 0.6 ; otherwise, retraining was instituted.
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At neighbourhood level, the gang had similarly instituted a veritable regime of terror.
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In many cases the authorities instituted hereditary family occupations and probably determined patrilineal succession.
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We instituted a number of additional controls on the selection of the stimulus set to ensure interpretable results.
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In the following fiscal year there were 55 such investigations, and prosecutions were instituted in 12 cases.
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1911, when he was asked to join a group of experts in order to discuss the founding of biological institutes.
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Studies of the impact of specific conferences are occasionally planned and conducted in collaboration with cosponsoring institutes.
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There is also exclusion from reimbursement for certain drugs not included in a recently instituted positive list.
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Delegates discussed the details of the provision on powers without commenting on the major change that had been instituted.
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Since the institute's creation, some improvement in planning projects has been observed (20).
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Preparatory offices were set up for four additional institutes, and directors and deputy directors were appointed.
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Low-trusting individuals cooperate most when and only when such a framework is instituted.
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Collocations with institute

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independent institute
It is my intention that the centre will be an independent institute under the control of a governing body with its own constitution.
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institute of technology
It is easy to build the structure of a building to house an institute of technology.
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institute proceedings
If by chance or by design a person is libelled or slandered, legal aid is not available so that he may institute proceedings.
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Translations of institute

in Chinese (Traditional)
研究所, 學院, 建立…
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研究所, 学院, 建立…
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研究所, 機関（きかん）, 始（はじ）める…
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enstitü, kurum, başlatmak…
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institut [masculine], instituer, institut…
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instituut, instellen…
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instytut, zapoczątkować, wprowadzać…
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institusi, mendirikan…
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das Institut, einrichten…
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institutt [neuter], stifte, innføre…
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інститут, заклад, встановлювати…
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istituto, istituire…
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институт, вводить, учреждать…
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