institute

An organization where people study, teach, or do research in a particular subject.

• She works at a research institute.
• The institute offers training for teachers.
• Scientists at the institute discovered a new treatment.

How to use it: an institute of something (He studied at an institute of technology.)

Similar words: institution, research centre

Common phrases: research institute, medical institute, institute of something, scientific institute

A college where people learn particular subjects, especially science and technology.

• She studies at a technical institute.
• The institute offers courses in engineering.
• He graduated from the institute last summer.

How to use it: an institute of something (She earned her degree at an institute of technology.)

Similar words: college, technical college

Common phrases: technical institute, institute of technology, engineering institute

An established way of organizing society that has existed for a long time.

• The essay treats marriage as a social institute.
• These traditional institutes shaped village life.
• The author examines the institute of the family.

Similar words: institution

Common phrases: social institute, institute of marriage, traditional institute

To officially start a new system, rule, or activity.

• The school instituted a new rule.
• They instituted regular checks on the equipment.
• The company will institute legal proceedings tomorrow.

Similar words: introduce, establish, start

Opposites: abolish

Common phrases: institute changes, institute a policy, institute proceedings