institute

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪnstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(insti to̅o̅t′, -tyo̅o̅t′)


Inflections of 'institute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
institutes
v 3rd person singular
instituting
v pres p
instituted
v past
instituted
v past p

institute
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: To organize
Synonyms:
found Collocations, establish Collocations, organize
Sense: To begin
Synonyms:
initiate Collocations, start Collocations, begin Collocations


Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Translations: Spanish | French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!