in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize ( n st-t  sh -n-l z, -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. in sti·tution·al·i·zation (-l-z shn) 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
| 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" 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
vt → institutionalisieren
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