| Main Entry: | institute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law; custom |
Synonyms: |
convention, decree, decretum, doctrine, dogma, edict, establishment, fixture, habit, maxim, ordinance, practice, precedent, precept, prescript, principle, regulation, rite, ritual, rule, statute, tenet, tradition |
| Main Entry: | institute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; put into operation |
Synonyms: |
appoint, bow, break in, bring into being, come out with, come up with, commence, constitute, create, enact, establish, fix, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invest, launch, make up, open, open up, ordain, organize, originate, pioneer, rev, set in motion, set up, settle, start, usher in |
Antonyms: |
cease, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | institute/institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization, usually educational |
Synonyms: |
academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, think tank, university |
| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school, especially for higher education |
Synonyms: |
boarding school, brainery, finishing school, halls of ivy, institute, military school, prep school, preparatory school, secondary school, seminary |
| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | society or institution interested in learning |
Synonyms: |
alliance, association, circle, council, federation, foundation, fraternity, institute, league |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
Synonyms: |
activate, actualize, break ground, break the ice, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, get going, give birth to, give impulse, go ahead, go into, impel, inaugurate, induce, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, launch, lay foundation for, lead, make, make active, motivate, mount, occasion, open, originate, plunge into, prepare, produce, set about, set in motion, set up, trigger, undertake |
Antonyms: |
complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | file charges in court |
Synonyms: |
appeal, arraign, cite, declare, indict, initiate legal action, institute, prefer, serve, sue, summon, take to court |
| Main Entry: | build |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate, found |
Synonyms: |
base, begin, constitute, establish, formulate, inaugurate, institute, originate, set up, start |
| Notes: | billed is having a beak or having been presented a statement of costs or charges, while build is to construct |
Antonyms: |
destroy, overthrow, overturn, ruin |
| Main Entry: | college |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | institution of higher education |
Synonyms: |
alma mater, association, brainery, halls of ivy, halls of knowledge, institute, lyceum, organization, seminary, university |