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Verb: institute  'insti`t(y)oot
  1. Set up or lay the groundwork for
    - establish, found, plant, constitute
     
  2. Advance or set forth in court
    "institute proceedings"
    - bring
Noun: institute  'insti`t(y)oot
  1. An association organized to promote art or science or education

Derived forms: instituted, instituting, institutes

See also: institution

Type of: association, create, initiate, make, pioneer

Encyclopedia: Institute Institute, WV Institute, West Virginia