in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize

in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize
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).

2. to put into an institution; subject (a person) to institutional life: »

As a young girl [she] was institutionalized for schizophrenia (Saturday Review).

in´sti|tu´tion|al|i|za´tion, noun.

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  • 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|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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize — …   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

  • 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

  • constitutionalize — con·sti·tu·tion·al·ize …   English syllables

  • institutionalize — in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize …   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

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