deinstitutionalize

or de-in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize

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

/ diˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtyu-, ˌdi ɪn- /

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

to release (a person with mental or physical disabilities) 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 healthcare professionals or facilities.

to remove (care, therapy, etc.) from the confines of an institution by providing treatment, support, or the like through community facilities.

to free from the confines or limitations of an institution.

to free from the bureaucracy and complex procedures associated with institutions.

verb (used without object), de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing.

to give up or lose institutional character or status; become deinstitutionalized.

Also especially British, de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ise .

Origin of deinstitutionalize

First recorded in 1960–65; de- + institutionalize

OTHER WORDS FROM deinstitutionalize

de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun