B2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
istituire
to establish, to set up, to institute
Looks like
institute (verb)
to formally establish a law, policy, or organization
⚠️ The trap
True cognate in formal contexts. The trap: in Italian 'istituto' (noun) is used for schools (istituto tecnico = technical high school) and banks (istituto bancario). In English 'institute' doesn't normally refer to a school.
To say "to formally establish a law, policy, or organization" in Italian:
istituire (true cognate for formal use)
"istituire" in English means:
to establish, to set up, to institute
Example
"Il governo ha istituito una nuova legge."
"The government has instituted a new law."
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