Difference between Institute and School

What is the difference between Institute and School?

Institute as a verb is to begin or initiate something while School as a verb is to educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school.)

Institute

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to begin or initiate something

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An organization founded to promote a cause An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects The building housing such an institution

Example sentence: After I finished my degree in Mass Communication in Manipal, I enrolled for a cinematography course in Pune Film Institute. That is when Nandini Reddy, the director of 'Ala Modalaindi,' convinced me to act.

School

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school.)To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.To control, or compose, one's expression.

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