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to institute
01
to establish or introduce something, such as a policy or program
Transitive: to institute a policy or program
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
institute
3rd person singular
institutes
past simple
instituted
past participle
instituted
Examples
They instituted new safety protocols to prevent accidents.
02
to start legal action or proceedings in a court
Transitive: to institute a legal proceedings
Examples
The company instituted a lawsuit against its former employee for breach of contract.
Institute
01
an organization focused on a specific field of study or training, offering programs and services related to science, technology, medicine, business, or the arts
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
institutes
Lexical Tree
institutionalize
institution
institute
