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deinstitutionalize
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de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize  (d-nst-tsh-n-lz, -ty-)
tr.v. de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es
1. To remove the status of an institution from.
2. To release (a mental health patient, for example) from an institution for placement and care in the community.
de·insti·tution·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.
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