Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - institute

 I. transitive verb  (-tuted; -tuting)  Etymology: Middle English, from Latin institutus, past participle of instituere, from in- + statuere to set up — more at statute  Date: 14th century  1. to establish in a position or office  2.  a. to originate and get established ; organize ~d reading clinics  b. to set going ; inaugurate instituting an investigation of the charges  • ~r or institutor noun  II. noun  Date: 1546 something that is ~d: as  a.  (1) an elementary principle recognized as authoritative  (2) plural a collection of such principles and precepts; especially a legal compendium  b. an organization for the promotion of a cause ; association a research ~ an ~ for the blind  c. an educational institution and especially one devoted to technical fields  d. a usually brief intensive course of instruction on selected topics relating to a particular field an urban studies ~