/ ˈɪnstɪtjuːt; NAmE -tuːt/ noun , verb
■ noun
an organization that has a particular purpose, especially one that is connected with education or a particular profession; the building used by this organization :
a research institute
the Institute of Chartered Accountants
institutes of higher education
■ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to introduce a system, policy, etc. or start a process :
to institute criminal proceedings against sb
The new management intends to institute a number of changes.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (originally meaning to appoint someone to a position): 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 ; the current sense dates from the early 19th cent.