- institute
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ professional▪ independent▪ non-profit (AmE)▪
a non-profit research institute dedicated to research in the public interest
▪ federal▪ international, national▪ education, educational, research, scientific, technical▪ biotechnology, economic, medical, zoological, etc.VERB + INSTITUTE▪ establish, found, set up▪ open▪ belong to▪She belongs to the Chartered Institute of Management.
▪ joinINSTITUTE + VERB▪ be dedicated to▪a national institute dedicated to treating people with eating disorders
▪ fund sth, support sth▪The research was funded by the National Cancer Institute.
▪ say sth▪The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome.
▪ publish sth▪ provide sth▪an institute providing opportunities to graduates
PREPOSITION▪ at an/the institute▪She used to give lectures at the Mechanics' Institute.
▪ in an/the institute, within an/the institute▪He is a key figure in the Institute of Mathematics.
▪ institute for▪the International Institute for Economic Development
▪ institute ofPHRASES▪ a founder of an institute, a member of an institute{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.