de|in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize

de|in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize
de|in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize «dee IHN stuh TOO shuh nuh lyz, -TYOO-», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
1. to remove the institutional quality or character from: »

Even the 8-by-10-foot bathrooms have been deinstitutionalized (New York Times).

2. to remove from an institution or institutional environment: »

It is a really visionary little organization, anxious to deinstitutionalize the disabled (London Times).

de|in´sti|tu´tion|al|i|za´tion, noun.

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  • in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize — «IHN stuh TOO shuh nuh lyz, TYOO », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make into an institution: »There are other wrongs which seem to be becoming institutionalized, but perhaps the economic wrongs are an obvious starting point (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|sti|tu|tion|al|ize — «KON stuh TOO shuh nuh lyz, TYOO », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make constitutional: »He was opposed to factions or formal groupings which would inevitably constitutionalize and impose their own majority rules (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|in´sti|tu´tion|al|i|za´tion — de|in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize «dee IHN stuh TOO shuh nuh lyz, TYOO », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to remove the institutional quality or character from: »Even the 8 by 10 foot bathrooms have been deinstitutionalized (New York Times). 2. to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´sti|tu´tion|al|i|za´tion — in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize «IHN stuh TOO shuh nuh lyz, TYOO », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make into an institution: »There are other wrongs which seem to be becoming institutionalized, but perhaps the economic wrongs are an obvious starting… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize — …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • institutionalize — in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize or chiefly Brit in·sti·tu·tion·al·ise .in(t) stə t(y)ü shnəl .īz, shən əl vt, ized or chiefly Brit ised; iz·ing or chiefly Brit is·ing 1) to place in or commit to an institution (as a nursing home or hospital) offering… …   Medical dictionary

  • deinstitutionalization — The discharge of institutionalized patients from a mental hospital into treatment programs in half way houses and other community based programs. * * * de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iza·tion (.)dē .in(t) stə .t(y)üsh nə lə zā shən, .t(y)ü shən əl ə zā n… …   Medical dictionary

  • constitutionalize — con•sti•tu•tion•al•ize [[t]ˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, ˈtyu [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) cvb gov to incorporate in a constitution; make constitutional 2) cvb gov to provide a constitution for • Etymology: 1825–35 con sti•tu tion•al•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

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