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Definition of institutionalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. institutionalize somebody to send somebody to live and be cared for in an institution such as a hospital or prison, especially when it is for a long period of time
  2. institutionalize something to make something become established as part of the normal systems, practices, etc. of an organization, society or culture
See institutionalize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee institutionalize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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