institute meaning

institute means a school or organization, or to start a system, law, or policy.

institute :

a school, organization

noun

▪ She visited the institute to learn more about the program.

▪ She visited the school to learn more about the program.

▪ The institute conducts research on renewable energy.

▪ The organization conducts research on renewable energy.

paraphrasing

▪ organization – a school

▪ establishment – a organization

▪ institution – a school

▪ academy – a school

institute :

to establish, to set up

verb

▪ They will institute a new policy next month.

▪ They will establish a new policy next month.

▪ The company decided to institute safety measures.

▪ The company decided to set up safety measures.

paraphrasing

▪ establish – to set up

▪ create – to make

▪ implement – to put in place

▪ launch – to start

Pronunciation

institute [ˈɪn.stɪ.tjuːt]

The stress is on the first part 'in' and sounds like 'in-sti-tyoot'.

institute [ˈɪn.stɪ.tjuːt]

The verb has the stress on the first part 'in' and sounds like 'in-sti-tyoot'.

Common phrases and grammar about institute

institute - Common meaning

noun
a school, organization
verb
to establish, to set up

Part of Speech Changes for "institute"

▪ institution (noun) – a school or organization

▪ institutional (adjective) – related to an organization or system

Common Expressions with "institute"

▪ institute a policy – to start a policy

▪ institute a program – to start a program

▪ institute new rules – to start new rules

▪ institute reforms – to start reforms

Important examples of institute in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, institute is often used to mean to establish or start something.

▪The company decided to institute a new policy.
▪The company decided to start a new policy.

Example of a confusing word: install (to set up equipment)

▪The company decided to install a new policy.
▪The company decided to set up new equipment.
"Institute" means "to establish" or "initiate" something, typically policies or procedures, and is used correctly in the sentence "The company decided to institute a new policy." "Install," however, means "to set up" or "put in place" physical equipment or software, and using it in "install a new policy" is grammatically incorrect and semantically illogical. Therefore, "institute" is the correct choice for starting a policy.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, institute can be used as both a noun and a verb, and questions may ask to identify the correct part of speech based on context.

▪They will institute the new policy next month.
▪They will start the new policy next month.

institute

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

institute a policy

means 'to establish a policy', used when starting new rules or guidelines.

▪The company will institute a new work-from-home policy.
▪The company will establish a new work-from-home policy.

institute reforms

means 'to start making changes to improve something'.

▪The government decided to institute reforms to the education system.
▪The government decided to start making changes to the education system.

Differences between similar words and institute

institute

,

establish

differences

institute is used to set up formal systems or policies, while establish is to create or start something more generally.

institute
▪They will institute a new policy.
▪They will establish a new policy.
establish
▪establish is used when creating something from scratch.
▪institute is used when implementing established structures or systems.

institute

,

found

differences

institute is often used for systems or policies, while found is used to create an organization or company.

institute
▪They will institute the company next year.
▪They started the company last year.
found
▪They founded the company last year.
▪They started the company last year.

Words with the same origin as institute

The origin of institute

'Institute' comes from the Latin 'instituere', which means 'to set up or establish.'

Word structure

The word is divided into prefix 'in', root 'stitu', and suffix 'e', so 'institute' means 'to set up'.

Words with the same origin

The root of 'institute' is 'stitu' (to set). Words with the same root include 'institution', 'substitute', 'constitute', 'restitute'.

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