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institute
in·sti·tute / ˈinstiˌt(y)oōt/ • n. [usu. in names] 1. a society or organization having a particular object or common factor, esp. a scientific, educational, or social one: the Institute for Advanced Studies a research institute. 2. (usu. institutes) archaic a commentary, treatise, or summary of principles, esp. concerning law. • v. [tr.] 1. set in motion or establish (something, esp. a program, system, or inquiry): the Illinois Department of Conservation instituted a bowhunt to remove deer the award was instituted in 1900. ∎ begin (legal proceedings) in a court. 2. (often be instituted) appoint (someone) to a position, esp. as a cleric: his sons were instituted to his benefice in 1986 | a testator who has instituted his daughter heir. |
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"institute." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "institute." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-institute.html "institute." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-institute.html |
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institute †purpose; established usage; principle(s) or element(s) of instruction XVI; (after F.) society to promote an object; building used for this XIX. — L. institūtum design, ordinance, precept, sb. use of n. of pp. of instituere establish, ordain, teach, f. IN-1 + statuere set up.
So vb. set up. found XV; establish in an office, esp. eccl. XVI. f. pp. stem of instituere. institution establishment, esp. eccl. in a benefice XIV; established law, etc. XVI; establishment or organization for the promotion of an object XVIII. — (O)F. — L. institutional XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "institute." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "institute." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-institute.html T. F. HOAD. "institute." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-institute.html |
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INSTITUTETo inaugurate, originate, or establish. Incivil law, to direct an individual who was named asheir in a will to pass over the estate to another designated person, known as the substitute. For example, to institute an action is to commence it by the filing of a complaint. |
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"Institute." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Institute." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702334.html "Institute." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702334.html |
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Institutean organization for the promotion of learning. See also institution, society, [First use in England appears to have been 1829.] |
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"Institute." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Institute." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300854.html "Institute." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300854.html |
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"institute." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "institute." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-institute.html "institute." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-institute.html |
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