Polyglot Dictionary

instituir

/ĩstʃiˈtwiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
instituo
preterite (eu)
instituí
past participle
instituído

Meaning

  1. to institute

    • Instituíram um prêmio.

      They set up a prize.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

instaurar

instaurar is more about establishing a new order or regime; instituir is more general, like instituting a rule or a foundation — both mean "to institute."

Practice

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