institutionalize

institutionalize
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize /ˌin-stə-'tü-shə-nə-ˌlīz, -'tyü-/ vt -ized, -iz·ing: to put in the care of an institution compare commit

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

institutionalize
index confine, constrain (imprison), jail

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • institutionalize — to put into institutional life (usually depreciatory), 1905; see INSTITUTION (Cf. institution). Related: Institutionalized. Earlier (1865) it meant to make into an institution …   Etymology dictionary

  • institutionalize — (Amer.) ,in·sti tu·tion·al·ize || ‚ɪnstɪtuːʃənlaɪz / tjuː v. transform something into an institution (i.e. custom, law, pattern of behavior); place a person in an institution (also institutionalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • institutionalize — (also institutionalise) ► VERB 1) establish as a norm in an organization or culture: claims that racism is institutionalized in education. 2) place in a residential institution. 3) (be/become institutionalized) suffer the adverse effects of long… …   English terms dictionary

  • institutionalize — [in΄stə to͞o′shə nəlīz΄, in΄stə tyo͞o′shə nəlīz΄] vt. institutionalized, institutionalizing 1. to make into or consider as an institution 2. to place in an institution, as for treatment or detention institutionalization n …   English World dictionary

  • institutionalize — UK [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)nəˌlaɪz] / US [ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms institutionalize : present tense I/you/we/they institutionalize he/she/it institutionalizes present participle institutionalizing past tense institutionalized… …   English dictionary

  • institutionalize — [[t]ɪ̱nstɪtju͟ːʃənəlaɪz, AM tu͟ː [/t]] institutionalizes, institutionalizing, institutionalized (in BRIT, also use institutionalise) 1) VERB: usu passive If someone such as a sick, mentally ill, or old person is institutionalized, they are sent… …   English dictionary

  • institutionalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1865 1. to make into an institution ; give character of an institution to < institutionalized housing >; especially to incorporate into a structured and often highly formalized system < institutionalized… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • institutionalize — in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize also institutionalise BrE [ˌınstıˈtju:ʃənəlaız US ˈtu: ] v [T] 1.) old fashioned to put someone in an institution for old people, a mental hospital etc 2.) to make something a normal, accepted part of a social system or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • institutionalize — in|sti|tu|tion|al|ize [ ,ınstı tuʃənl,aız ] verb transitive 1. ) to put someone in an institution such as a prison or a hospital, especially for a long period of time 2. ) to give something a formal or official structure: We hope the new council… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • institutionalize — institutionalization, n. /in sti tooh sheuh nl uyz , tyooh /, v.t., institutionalized, institutionalizing. 1. to make institutional. 2. to make into or treat as an institution: the danger of institutionalizing racism. 3. to place or confine in an …   Universalium

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