institutionalize
verb /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/
/ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/
(British English also institutionalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they institutionalize | /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪz/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it institutionalizes | /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzɪz/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple institutionalized | /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzd/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle institutionalized | /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzd/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form institutionalizing | /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- institutionalize somebody to send somebody who is not capable of living independently to live in a special building (= an institution) especially when it is for a long period of time
- institutionalize something to make something become part of an organized system, society or culture, so that it is considered normal