Pronunciation: /ɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/
(also institutionalise)
verb
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1establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture: he institutionalized the practice of collaborative research on a grand scale (as adjective institutionalized) institutionalized religion
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2place or keep (someone) in a residential institution: he was institutionalized in a school for the destitute
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(as adjective institutionalized) (of a person) apathetic and dependent after a long period in an institution: I became less institutionalized, more able to function as an individual
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Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun