institutionalize

[ in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtyu- /

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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, nounre·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby institutionalize

institutes, institution, institutional, institutional investor, institutionalism, institutionalize, institutional racism, institutionary, institutive, institutor, in stock

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Her parents were told to institutionalize her, but thankfully, they bucked the conventional advice.
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Like Carver, Borlaug then sought to institutionalize his breakthroughs.
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Therefore, any impulse to institutionalize the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood will be a catastrophe.
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British Dictionary definitions for institutionalize

institutionalize

institutionalise

/ (ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr; often passive) to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institutiona 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, noun

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Medical definitions for institutionalize

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.

Other words from institutionalize

in′sti•tu′tion•al•i•za′tion (-shə-nə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

单词	institutionalize
释义	institutionalize [ in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo- ] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR institutionalize ON THESAURUS.COM 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, nounre·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun Words nearby institutionalize institutes, institution, institutional, institutional investor, institutionalism, institutionalize, institutional racism, institutionary, institutive, institutor, in stock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for institutionalize Her parents were told to institutionalize her, but thankfully, they bucked the conventional advice. The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA\|Emily Shire\|November 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Like Carver, Borlaug then sought to institutionalize his breakthroughs. Growth Stocks\|The Daily Beast\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Therefore, any impulse to institutionalize the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood will be a catastrophe. Coup by Acclamation?\|Hussein Ibish\|July 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for institutionalize institutionalize institutionalise / (ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz) / verb (tr; often passive) to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institutiona 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, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to institutionalize regulate, systematize, order Medical definitions for institutionalize 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. Other words from institutionalize in′sti•tu′tion•al•i•za′tion (-shə-nə-lĭ-zā′shən) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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institutionalize

verb (used with object), in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for institutionalize

institutionalise

verb

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Medical definitions for institutionalize

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