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instituo.

to set up, establish, found, institute or arrange

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ĩːˈstɪ.tu.oː]Classical-Latin[inˈstiː.tu.o]
  1. to set up, establish, found, institute or arrange

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  2. to train, teach, instruct, educate (usually by a course of training)

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  3. to make (something) a habit, practice, or custom

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  4. to build, construct

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  5. to appoint (typically, a guardian or heir)

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  6. to begin, undertake, purpose, determine (typically, some purpose, plan or project)

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    Delectum tota provincia habere instituit
    oppugnare instituit idque biduo circumvallavit
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin īnstituō From in- + statuō.

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