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institutionalize
(redirected from institutionalizing)

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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
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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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We can accomplish this goal by establishing clear policies, reinvigorating our training, developing effective tools, and using and institutionalizing best practices, applying performance incentives, and making systems engineering an important consideration during source selections and throughout contract execution.
This is seen as a positive step of institutionalizing political interactions among the elites.
You would probably be very proud to work in an environment that held employees accountable for institutionalizing the cultural descriptions above.
 
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