institutes
noun
- 1
An organization founded to promote a cause
“I work in a medical research institute.”
- 2
An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
- 3
The building housing such an institution
- 4
The act of instituting; institution.
- 5
That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
- 6
The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
verb
- 1
To begin or initiate (something); to found.
“He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.”
- 2
To train, instruct.
- 3
To nominate; to appoint.
- 4
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
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