institute

n. institution, foundation, organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause; college which specializes in a particular field or area of instruction (i.e. art)

v. establish, found, set up; begin, initiate, start

An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization (research institution) created to do research on specific topics. An institute can also be a professional body. In some countries institutes can be part of a university or other institution of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a classic full university status such as a University Institute.
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Noun
1. an association organized to promote art or science or education
(hypernym) association
Verb
1. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
(synonym) establish, found, plant, constitute
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(hyponym) fix
(derivation) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
2. avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
(synonym) bring
(hypernym) make, create

n. institute, institution, foundation, organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause, establishment

(v. t.)
To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to institute a court, or a society.
  

(v. t.)
To nominate; to appoint.
  

(v. t.)
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
  

(v. t.)
To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct.
  

(v. t.)
To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an inquiry; to institute a suit.
  

(p. a.)
Established; organized; founded.
  

(n.)
The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
  

(n.)
An institution; a society established for the promotion of learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute.
  

(a.)
The act of instituting; institution.
  

(a.)
That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law, habit, or custom.
  

(a.)
Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n.