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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize (nst-tsh-n-lz, -ty-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es
To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to.
To make part of a structured and usually well-established system: a society that has institutionalized injustice.
To place (a person) in the care of an institution.
insti·tution·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.
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WordNet - Cite This Source
institutionalized
adj 1: officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" [syn: institutionalised] [ant: noninstitutionalized] 2: given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" [syn: institutionalised]
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