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institutionalize
[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo- ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
institutionalize
/ ˌɪԲɪˈːʃəəˌɪ /
verb
- tr; often passive to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institution
a mental patient who was institutionalized into boredom and apathy
- tr to place in an institution
- to make or become an institution
Derived Forms
- ˌԲپˌٳܳپDzԲˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·پ·ٳ·پDz····پDz [in-sti-too-sh, uh, -nl-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, -tyoo-], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of institutionalize1
Example Sentences
Dehumanizing the targets of institutionalized mistreatment and torture proved to be both the pretext for and a product of the process.
Before the DOE was established, many children with disabilities did not receive an education and were institutionalized and siloed from the community.
Today, in more mundane matters, the distaste for accountability has been institutionalized throughout the government.
After his retirement, his lifelong anxiety and depression worsened, and he was, for a while, institutionalized.
Today, however, the scourge is on the dangerous brink of being fully institutionalized in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Trump administration.
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