institute.
An organization founded to promote a cause
Meaning & usage
An organization founded to promote a cause
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.
That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
Where this word comes from
From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.
To begin or initiate (something); to found.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“to set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute”), from in (“in, on”) + statuō (“set up, establish”).
Established; organized; founded.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English, from Latin īnstitūtus, past participle of īnstituō (“to set up, place upon, purpose, begin, institute”), from in (“in, on”) + statuō (“set up, establish”).
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