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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Instituted

Hi, Does the meaning for "instituted" in this example have the right meaning for the word in the my text?
I'm not sure if it mean- Establish or lead


Example
The new management intends to institute a number of changes.

My text
"Smith in the 1840s, he instituted plural marriage among his followers, and in 1844, he was
assassinated by his non-Mormon enemies."
  

Top answer

Hi Out of your options, it means 'establish'. But, it seems to be 'introduced' here. I guessed this because in 1844, he was assasinated.

— Prajwalkr

  • Hi Out of your options, it means 'establish'.
  • But, it seems to be 'introduced' here.
  • I guessed this because in 1844, he was assasinated.
  • This means he had not firmly established his idea of plural marriage(His idea was unpopular) Plural marriage was just introduced in 1840s, but Smith was assasinated before it could become popular and acceptable.
  • So I feel it is 'introduce'.
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Hi
Out of your options, it means 'establish'. But, it seems to be 'introduced' here.
I guessed this because in 1844, he was assasinated. This means he had not firmly established his idea of plural marriage(His idea was unpopular) Plural marriage was just introduced in 1840s, but Smith was assasinated before it could become popular and acceptable. So I feel it is 'introduce'.
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