INSTITUTIONALIZE


Meaning of INSTITUTIONALIZE in English

v.tr. (also -ise) 1 (as institutionalized adj.) (of a prisoner, a long-term patient, etc.) made apathetic and dependent after a long period in an institution. 2 place or keep (a person) in an institution. 3 convert into an institution; make institutional. institutionalization n.

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.