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 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
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- institutionalize something to make something become established as part of the normal systems, practices, etc. of an organization, society or culture
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