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institute

[in-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /
NOUN
law; custom
Synonyms
STRONG
convention decree doctrine dogma edict establishment fixture habit maxim ordinance practice precedent precept prescript principle regulation rite ritual rule statute tenet tradition
WEAK
decretum
Antonyms
STRONG
unbelief
VERB
begin; put into operation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint come up with create enact establish inaugurate initiate install introduce launch organize set up
STRONG
bow commence constitute fix found induct invest open ordain originate pioneer rev settle start
WEAK
break in bring into being come out with make up open up set in motion usher in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close conclude destroy end finish refuse ruin stop
STRONG
complete ignore unsettle
WEAK
cease halt prevent

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“We have a lot of kids who still do not fulfill their potential,” said Steven Barnett, founder and director of the early education institute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The national institute outlines 10 quality benchmarks for preschools, related to teacher training, class size and curriculum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

According to Germany’s Ifo institute, the war in Iran is already hitting the currency area’s energy-intensive industries, which include the automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical and mechanical engineering sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Unlike China, it had failed to institute a sweeping censorship system when the internet was in its infancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He would read as many as four a day in order to decree and institute everything that came into his head.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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