institutionalized

in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize

 (ĭn′stĭ-to͞o′shə-nə-līz′, -tyo͞o′-)

tr.v. in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es

1. To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to: "The Irish institutionalized their language, requiring it on official documents" (Mark Abley).

2. To place (a person) in the care of an institution.

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in′sti·tu′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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institutionalized

(ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪzd) or

institutionalised

adj

placed in an institution, esp a mental or penal institution or a children's home or home for the elderlyestablished as an institution, custom, or common practice

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	institutionalized - officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" institutionalised noninstitutionalised, noninstitutionalized - not committed to an institution
	2.	institutionalized - given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" institutionalised institutional - organized as or forming an institution; "institutional religion"

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Translations

internatoistituzionalizzato

institutionalized

[ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪzd] ADJ

1. (= living in an institution) institutionalized elderly people → personas fpl mayores internadas en residencias
institutionalized children → niños mpl que están bajo la custodia
institutionalized mental patients → enfermos mpl mentales ingresados en una institución

2. (= affected by living in an institution) to become institutionalized (Psych) habituarse al régimen de vida de un hospital, una cárcel u otra institución de forma que se convierte en un modo de vida

3. (= established) [custom, practice, value] → institucionalizado
to become institutionalized → institucionalizarse
homelessness is becoming institutionalized → el hecho de que exista gente sin hogar se está institucionalizando

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institutionalized

adj

person → in einer Anstalt untergebracht; to become institutionalized (Psych) → sich an das Anstaltsleben gewöhnen

(= organized, established) religion, racism, system → institutionalisiert; homelessness and destitution are becoming institutionalized here → Obdachlosigkeit und Elend werden hier zur Norm

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institutionalized

[ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃnəˌlaɪzd] adj

a. (procedure, religion) → istituzionalizzato/a

b. (pej) the prisoner had become institutionalized → il detenuto era incapace di provvedere a se stesso a causa della lunga permanenza in carcere

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institutionalized

adj institucionalizado

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