to institute
101
3.8
- verb
- /ˈɪnstɪˌtut/
- Formal
:
instituir
- The committee decided to institute a new policy to improve workplace diversity.
- institute a program
- institute a policy
- institute reforms
And they have certain rights, and governments are instituted to protect those rights.
- And they have certain rights, and governments are instituted to protect those rights.
- But if on the on the outside chance they do not institute my plan.
- But you again, OK, well, you got rid of torture, but you instituted a drone program.
- Utah has instituted mask mandates for the entire state of Utah.
- And the other thing is I, I basically have tried to institute this thing where all of my first meetings are half an hour.
- He also instituted a community of people to carry on what he was doing.
- Memory occurs, is instituted once the use changes.
- And they wanted to try to institute what they called the, the, the pause.
Examples
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Joe Biden also wants to institute a minimum tax on corporations.
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Utah has instituted mask mandates for the entire state of Utah.
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One of the great problems almost every company has in trying to institute change concerns middle management.
Academic text (1990) -
Now the Athenians institute a new policy.
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And we have instituted more research.
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We've helped them start a free press and institute a parliamentary government.
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All we have to do is isolate the problem, calculate a plan and institute a solution.
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Guggenheimer says Smith Barney has instituted several programs aimed at increasing diversity.
Academic text (1999) -
As legislatures across the nation instituted reforms, they also instituted greater centralized control of schools.
Academic text (1990) -
Adrian the Third traveled tirelessly through the provinces, dispensing justice and instituting reforms.
Synonyms
772
4.1
To start something that is meant to last
426
4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
305
3.9
Create something like a company, school, or town
98
4.8
To officially set up a group, committee, or system
1
6.6
To start a new rule or system and put it into use
Antonyms
Compounds
A famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for engineering and science
1
5.6
United States government group that funds research to help police and courts
A US government agency that sets rules for measurements and helps science and technology progress
A college that teaches practical skills in science, engineering, and industry
How Official
- Formal
172
4.7
- Formal
101
3.8
772
4.1
504
3.7
683
3.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Institute comes from the Latin parts in- and stituere, which together meant 'to put in place' or 'set up'. So, to institute a rule or legal action is to officially 'set it up' or start it.