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verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
1.
to make institutional.
2.
to make into or treat as an institution: the danger of institutionalizing racism.
3.
to place or confine in an institution, especially one for the care of mental illness, alcoholism, etc.
Also, especially British, in·sti·tu·tion·al·ise.
Related forms
in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
re·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
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Word Origin & History
institutionalize
"to put into institutional life" (usually depreciatory), 1905; see institution
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Medical Dictionary
institutionalize in·sti·tu·tion·a·lize (ĭn'stĭ-t&oomacr;'shə-nə-līz', -ty&oomacr;'-)
v. in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es
To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill.
in'sti·tu'tion·al·i·za'tion (-shə-nə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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