- institute
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)v. t. found, inaugurate; organize, start, begin, commence; originate, organize. See beginning. —n. institution; school, college; foundation; society; museum; hospital, etc. See party.II(Roget's IV) v.1. [To organize]Syn. found, establish, launch; see organize 2 .2. [To begin]Syn. initiate, start, open; see begin 1 .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.institution, organization, company, establishment, society, association, union, school, academy, college.IIv.begin, establish, set up, found, originate, develop, *usher in, create, organize, launch, fix, introduce.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To bring into existence formally: constitute, create, establish, found, organize, originate, set up, start. See START. 2. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal: kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See START. II noun A principle governing affairs within or among political units: canon, decree, edict, law, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation, rule. See LAW.
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