| 单词 | deinstitutionalize |
| 释义 | deinstitutionalize in American English (ˌdiɪnstəˈtuʃənəˌlaɪz; ˌdiɪnstəˈtjuʃənəˌlaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdeinstiˈtutionalˌized or ˌdeinstiˈtutionalˌizing to discharge (a patient) as from a mental institution Derived forms deinstitutionalization (ˌdeinstiˌtutionaliˈzation) noun deinstitutionalize in American English (diˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənlˌaiz, -ˈtjuː-, ˌdiɪn-) Word forms: verb -ized, -izing transitive verb 1. to release (a mentally or physically handicapped person) from a hospital, asylum, home, or other institution with the intention of providing treatment, support, or rehabilitation primarily through community resources under the supervision of health-care professionals or facilities 2. to remove (care, therapy, etc.) from the confines of an institution by providing treatment, support, or the like through communityfacilities 3. to free from the confines or limitations of an institution 4. to free from the bureaucracy and complex procedures associated with institutions intransitive verb Also: de-institutionalize, esp Brit deinstitutionalise5. to give up or lose institutional character or status; become deinstitutionalized Derived forms deinstitutionalization noun Word origin [1960–65; de- + institutionalize]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, buyback, pop art, tag question, zip codede- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound) |
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