Spanish Conversation · Level 37
74 words
Spanish word
instaurar
Pronunciation
IPA/instauˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbintroduce
Example
La empresa va a instaurar un nuevo horario.
The company is going to introduce a new schedule.
More examples
El ayuntamiento decidió instaurar nuevas normas de convivencia.
The city council decided to establish new rules for coexistence.
Core concept
A new law being signed and its procedures put into place.
Common phrases
instaurar un nuevo horario
establish a new schedule
instaurar reglas
establish rules
instaurar turnos
establish shifts
Similar words
establecer: Officially sets a system or rule in place by defining its terms.
implantar: Rolls out a new practice or system and embeds it in everyday work.
introducir: Introduces something new and starts its initial use.
instalar: Sets up physical equipment or a system on site so users can operate it.
Definition in Spanish
Poner en marcha y consolidar oficialmente una práctica, una norma o un régimen.
Word origin
Derived from Latin instaurare 'renew', the verb evolved in Spanish to emphasize institutional establishment and long-term consolidation.
Usage tips
- Instaurar is used to formally set up systems or rules and is more formal than introducir or implementar in casual speech.
Other meanings
- set upverb
- establishverb
Opposites
- derogarannulverb
- suprimirsuppressverb
Related words
- instauraciónestablishmentnoun
- instauradoestablishedadjective
- reinstaurarreinstateverb