institutes
noun
Definitions
An organization founded to promote a cause
Example: I work in a medical research institute.
An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
The building housing such an institution
The act of instituting; institution.
verb
Definitions
To begin or initiate (something); to found.
Example: He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.
To train, instruct.
To nominate; to appoint.
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.