instituir
/institwˈiɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- instituyo
- preterite (yo)
- instituí
- past participle
- instituido
Meaning
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to establish
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Instituyeron un premio.
They established a prize.
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Similar words
instituir specifically means to institute or found formally, like establishing an institution, a law or a prize; establecer is more general, "to establish" anything, like a business or a fact.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
estabelecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to establish."
Practice
1 What does instituir mean?
to establish
2 Which fingerprint chart matches instituir?
instituir: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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