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institute
/ˈɪnstəˌtut/
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What does institute mean?
noun
- An organization founded to promote a cause
- An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
- The building housing such an institution.
More meanings (8)
noun
- The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
- (obsolete) The act of instituting; institution.
- (obsolete) That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
verb
- To begin or initiate (something); to found.
- To nominate; to appoint.
- To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
- (obsolete) To train, instruct.
adjective
- (obsolete) Established; organized; founded.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɪnstəˌtut/
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Edmond Perrier brought the naturalist the homage of the Institute, and expressed in unaffected terms the just admiration which he himself felt.
There is no part-time course, permitting the student to work or go to public or high school while attending the Bogue Institute.
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During the day I shot two of an apparently distinct species of snipe, to preserve their skins for the Smithsonian Institute collection.
She was staring out of the window, down at the roof of the Art Institute and the green lions, dripping in the rain.
The murder was committed in the presence of slaves, and they, of course, could neither institute a suit, nor testify against the murderer.