institute: Meaning and Definition of

in•sti•tute

1. to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
2. to inaugurate; initiate; start: to institute a new course in American literature.
3. to set in operation: to institute a lawsuit.
4. to bring into use or practice: to institute laws.
5. to establish in an office or position.
6. to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish.

1. a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character.
2. the building occupied by such a society.
1. an institution, generally beyond the secondary school level, devoted to instruction in technical subjects, usually separate but sometimes organized as a part of a university.
2. a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter.
3. a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject.
4. an established principle, law, custom, or organization.
1. an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners.
2. (cap.) Also calledIn&prim;stitutes of Justin&prim;ian.an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
6. something instituted.