- 1institutionalize somebody to send someone 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
- 2institutionalize something to make something become part of an organized system, society, or culture, so that it is considered normal
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NAmE//ˌɪnstəˈtuʃənəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they institutionalize he / she / it institutionalizes
past simple institutionalized
-ing form institutionalizing
NAmE//ˌɪnstəˌtuʃənələˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See institutionalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: institutionalize