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institutionalize
(redirected from institutionalises)

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in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize  (nst-tsh-n-lz, -ty-)
tr.v. in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es
1.
a. To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to.
b. To make part of a structured and usually well-established system: a society that has institutionalized injustice.
2. To place (a person) in the care of an institution.

insti·tution·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

institutionalize, institutionalise [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz]
vb
1. (tr; often passive) to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institution a mental patient who was institutionalized into boredom and apathy
2. (tr) to place in an institution
3. to make or become an institution
institutionalization , institutionalisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.institutionalize - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
Translations
institutionalize [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃnəlaɪz] VT
1. (= put into institution) [+ patient] → internar en una institución
2. (= establish officially) [+ practices, values] → institucionalizar
institutionalize


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The educational system (bearing in mind that for these men this is the Australian educational system of the early to mid-20th century) institutionalises distinctions between men and women in terms of their need for information about their bodies, and cultural norms reflect these institutional practices, whereby men become resistant to talking about their bodies and their health.
 
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