To institute is defined as to start, establish or set up.(verb)
An example of to institute is beginning a new nutrition meal plan at an elementary school.
The definition of an institute is an organization or school.(noun)
An example of an institute is an art college.
See institute in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: < L institutus, pp. of instituere, to set up, erect, construct < in-, in, on + statuere, to cause to stand, set up, place: see statute
Origin: L institutum, arrangement, plan < the v.
See institute in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb in·sti·tut·ed, in·sti·tut·ing, in·sti·tutes
Origin: Middle English instituten
Origin: , from Latin īnstituere, īnstitūt-, to establish
Origin: : in-, in; see in-2
Origin: + statuere, to set up; see stā- in Indo-European roots.
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