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de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize
 deinstitutionalize
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- pronunciation:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deinstitutionalizes, deinstitutionalizing, deinstitutionalized |
| definition 1: |
to enable (one who has been institutionalized, such as a mental patient) to live away from the institution, within the community.
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| definition 2: |
to remove the status or stigma of an institution from.
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