Meaning Of The Word Institutionalize

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What's The Definition Of Institutionalize?

institutionalize
If someone such as a sick, mentally ill, or old person is institutionalized, they are sent to stay in a special hospital or home, usually for a long period.

institutionalize in American English
to make into or consider as an institution
transitive verb: to make institutional

institutionalize in British English
verb: to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institution

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