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单词 institutionalized
释义

institutionalized

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al·​ized ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nə-ˌlīzd How to pronounce institutionalized (audio)
1
a
: created and controlled by an established organization
institutionalized housing
institutionalized religion
b
: established as a common and accepted part of a system or culture
institutionalized beliefs and practices
2
: placed in the care of a specialized institution
At first, the researchers … confine their studies to serial killers, mass murderers, institutionalized sociopaths … Marilyn Stasio

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

institutionalized

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al·​ized
variants or chiefly British institutionalised
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnəl-ˌīzd, -shən-ᵊl- How to pronounce institutionalized (audio)
: accustomed so firmly to the care and routine of an institution as to find independent life in the outside world difficult or unmanageable
Many prisoners who only need a drug or alcohol program become more institutionalized with each mandatory return. Robert L. Johnson, Undoing Time
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