to set up; establish; organize

to institute a government.

to inaugurate; initiate; start

to institute a new course in American literature.

to set in operation

to institute a lawsuit.

to bring into use or practice

to institute laws.

to establish in an office or position.

Ecclesiastical . to assign to or invest with a spiritual charge, as of a parish.

a society or organization for carrying on a particular work, as of a literary, scientific, or educational character.

the building occupied by such a society.

Education .

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.

a unit within a university organized for advanced instruction and research in a relatively narrow field of subject matter.

a short instructional program set up for a special group interested in a specialized field or subject.

an established principle, law, custom, or organization.

institutes,

an elementary textbook of law designed for beginners.

( initial capital letter ) Also called Institutes of Justinian. an elementary treatise on Roman law in four books, forming one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.

something instituted.

verb

cease , halt , prevent , stop

noun

convention , decree , decretum , doctrine , dogma , edict , establishment , fixture , habit , maxim , ordinance , practice , precedent , precept , prescript , principle , regulation , rite , ritual , rule , statute , tenet , tradition , canon , prescription

verb

appoint , bow , break in , bring into being , come out with , come up with , commence , constitute , create , enact , establish , fix , found , inaugurate , induct , initiate , install , introduce , invest , launch , make up , open , open up , ordain , organize , originate , pioneer , rev , set in motion , settle , set up , start , usher in * , approach , begin , embark , enter , get off , lead off , set about , set out , set to , take on , take up , undertake , custom , edict , rite , rule , tradition