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.
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, noun re·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby institutionalize
institutes,
institution,
institutional,
institutional investor,
institutionalism,
institutionalize,
institutionary,
institutive,
institutor,
instr.,
instroke
Example sentences from the Web for institutionalized
British Dictionary definitions for institutionalized
institutionalize
institutionalise
/ (ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz) /
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 of institutionalize
institutionalization or institutionalisation, nounMedical definitions for institutionalized
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.