institutionalize

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.

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insti·tution·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

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institutionalize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. (often passive) to subject (a person) to institutional life, often causing apathy and dependence on routine

2. to make or become an institution: institutionalized religion

3. to place in an institution

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

institutionalize - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" institutionalise, commit, send, charge 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"