institute

institute
in|sti|tute1 [ `ınstı,tut ] noun count ***
an organization that does a particular type of research or educational work:
the National Cancer Institute
institute
in|sti|tute 2 [ `ınstı,tut ] verb transitive FORMAL
to start something such as a system or an official process:
The party said it had instituted new security measures for its staff.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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