The difference between Institute and University
When used as nouns, institute means an organization founded to promote a cause, whereas university means institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Institute is also verb with the meaning: to begin or initiate (something).
Institute is also adjective with the meaning: established.
check bellow for the other definitions of Institute and University
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Institute as a noun:
An organization founded to promote a cause
Examples:
"I work in a medical research institute."
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Institute as a noun:
An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
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Institute as a noun:
The building housing such an institution
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Institute as a noun (obsolete):
The act of instituting; institution.
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Institute as a noun (obsolete):
That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
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Institute as a noun (legal, Scotland):
The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
Examples:
"rfquotek Tomlins"
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Institute as a verb (transitive):
To begin or initiate (something); to found.
Examples:
"He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school."
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Institute as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To train, instruct.
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Institute as a verb:
To nominate; to appoint.
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Institute as a verb (ecclesiastical, legal):
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
Examples:
"rfquotek Blackstone"
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Institute as an adjective (obsolete):
Established; organized; founded.
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University as a noun:
Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Examples:
"The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it."