— institutionalization , n.
/in'sti tooh"sheuh nl uyz', -tyooh"-/ , v.t., institutionalized, institutionalizing .
1. to make institutional.
2. to make into or treat as an institution: the danger of institutionalizing racism.
3. to place or confine in an institution, esp. one for the care of mental illness, alcoholism, etc.
Also, esp. Brit., institutionalise .
[ 1860-65; INSTITUTIONAL + -IZE ]