institutionalize
[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtyu- /
verb (used with object), in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing.
to make institutional.
to make into or treat as an institution: the danger of institutionalizing racism.
to place or confine in an institution, especially one for the care of mental illness, alcoholism, etc.
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Also especially British, in·sti·tu·tion·al·ise.
Origin of institutionalize
First recorded in 1860–65; institutional + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM institutionalize
in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, nounre·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby institutionalize
institutes, institution, institutional, institutional investor, institutionalism, institutionalize, institutionary, institutive, institutor, instr., instroke
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Example sentences from the Web for institutionalize
Her parents were told to institutionalize her, but thankfully, they bucked the conventional advice.
Like Carver, Borlaug then sought to institutionalize his breakthroughs.
Therefore, any impulse to institutionalize the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood will be a catastrophe.
British Dictionary definitions for institutionalize
institutionalize
institutionalise
/ (ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr; often passive) to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institutiona mental patient who was institutionalized into boredom and apathy
(tr) to place in an institution
to make or become an institution
Derived forms of institutionalize
institutionalization or institutionalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for institutionalize
institutionalize
[ ĭn′stĭ-tōō′shə-nə-līz′ ]
v.
To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill.
Other words from institutionalize
in′sti•tu′tion•al•i•za′tion (-shə-nə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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