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in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize
 institutionalize
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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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
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| definition 3: |
to make into or similar to an institution.
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| derivation: |
institutionalization (n.) |
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