institute

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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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.
  

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