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# institute

«institute» in Mova's school dictionary: **an organisation set up for a special purpose, such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an institute, institutes); verb (institute, institutes, instituted, instituting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An institute is an organisation set up for a special purpose, such as research, teaching or science, and also the building it uses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#m1)

2) (formal) To institute something is to start or set it up, like a rule or system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life you see names like «the Women's Institute» (UK), «the Smithsonian Institution» or a «research institute». In history and civics, kings and governments «institute» new laws or taxes. Phrases: «research institute», «institute of technology», «institute a rule».

### examples

- She works at a science institute that studies the ocean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x1)
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a famous university. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x2)
- Gran goes to the Women's Institute every Thursday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x3)
- The school instituted a new rule about phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x4)
- The king instituted a tax on salt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x5)
- The institute opened a new museum for children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x6)
- Games, called Delia, instituted by Theseus, were celebrated at Delos every four years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/#x7)

### note

Countable noun. The verb is formal; in speech people say «start» or «set up». Related: «institution» (a big organisation, or a custom), «instituted» (past form). Do not confuse with «substitute».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «institute» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/institute/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.