institute
Definitions
To set up or establish; to start (a procedure, system, etc.)
设立，制定，开始实行
An organization for education, research, or a particular purpose
学会，研究所，学院
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (in, on) + stitut (from statuere 'to set up, establish') = 'to set up in place.' To institute a reform is to set it up and put it in force; an institute (noun) is an organization that has been set up for a purpose. Same statuere as constitute and substitute.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsWhy It Means This
Notice the verb and noun share one root idea: you institute (set up) something, and an institute is what got set up. The verb leans formal — institute reforms, institute proceedings — while the noun names the lasting organization.
Common Collocations
- 1.institute reforms实行改革
- 2.institute proceedings提起诉讼
- 3.research institute研究所
- 4.institute a ban实施禁令
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company instituted new safety procedures last year.
- 2.
She works at a research institute in Boston.
- 3.
The court may institute legal proceedings against them.