INSTITUTIONALIZE


Meaning of INSTITUTIONALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -shnə-ˌlīz, -shə-nə-ˌlīz ]

transitive verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: 1865

1. : to make into an institution : give character of an institution to

institutionalized housing

especially : to incorporate into a structured and often highly formalized system

institutionalized values

2. : to put in the care of an institution

institutionalize alcoholics

• in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion -ˌtü-shnə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -shə-nə-lə-ˈzā- noun

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