Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 929.īnstituō on page 929
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īnstituere to establish
īnstituere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to establish.
Definitions for īnstituere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
establish, institute
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To set in being or operation, organize (a process, activity, business, etc.). (b) to put up, erect (a building or other structure). (c) to set up, organize (a military force).
- 2
To set up formally, establish (an institution, ceremony, etc.). (b) to establish, fix (a standard).
- 3
(usu. w. pred. acc.) To appoint (for a particular office or function); (ellipt.) to appoint as heir.
- 4
To institute, originate, establish (a custom, practice, etc.). (b) (a practice of one's own). (c) (an example, precedent).
- 5
(w. emph. on the fact of commencing) To set to work on (a task, project, or other activity), start on, set about. (b) (w. inf.).
Sentences with īnstituere
Latin to English
Amphora coepit institui: currente rota cur urceus exit?Compare It was a wine jar that was to be molded: as the wheel runs round why does it come out a pitcher?
Conjugation table for īnstituere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| īnstituō īnstituis īnstituit īnstituimus īnstituitis īnstituunt | īnstituēbam īnstituēbās īnstituēbat īnstituēbāmus īnstituēbātis īnstituēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| īnstituī īnstituistī īnstituit īnstituimus īnstituistis īnstituērunt / īnstituēre | īnstitueram īnstituerās īnstituerat īnstituerāmus īnstituerātis īnstituerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| īnstituam īnstituēs īnstituet īnstituēmus īnstituētis īnstituent | īnstituerō īnstitueris īnstituerit īnstituerimus īnstitueritis īnstituerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| īnstituam īnstituās īnstituat īnstituāmus īnstituātis īnstituant | īnstituerem īnstituerēs īnstitueret īnstituerēmus īnstituerētis īnstituerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| īnstituerim īnstitueris īnstituerit īnstituerimus īnstitueritis īnstituerint | īnstituissem īnstituissēs īnstituisset īnstituissēmus īnstituissētis īnstituissent |
Infinitive present īnstituere Infinitive perfect īnstituisse Infinitive future īnstitūtūrum esse | Imperative present īnstitue īnstituite Imperative future īnstituitō īnstituitō īnstituitōte īnstituuntō |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 478.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 929.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 126.
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "īnstituō, īnstituere, īnstituī, īnstitūtum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed April 1, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/instituo-instituere-institui-institutum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 478.on page 478
