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institutionalize

in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize

institutionalize

 
pronunciation:
In stih tu sh n laIz
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: institutionalizes, institutionalizing, institutionalized
definition 1: to make institutional.
The new management institutionalized half-hour lunch breaks.
definition 2: to place or confine in an appropriate institution, esp. for treatment of physical or mental illness.
similar words:
commit
definition 3: to make into or similar to an institution.
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derivation: institutionalization (n.)