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Meaning of institute

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

institute

Pronunciation:/ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːt/

noun

Definitions

  1. An organization founded to promote a cause

    Example: 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.

institute

Pronunciation:/ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To begin or initiate (something); to found.

    Example: 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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Established; organized; founded.