institutionalize
verb (used with object)
to make institutional.
had institutionalized
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past perfectof institutionalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By 2010, Washington had institutionalized its view of cyberspace as a “war-fighting domain,” alongside land, sea, air and space, to be dominated by a new military outfit called Cyber Command.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Even without the princely support that had institutionalized Luther’s reforms, Calvin captured millions of converts, from France and England in the west to Poland and Hungary in the east.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2014
