ALL meanings of institutionalize
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize
I i - transitive verb institutionalize admit sb to a care facility 1
- transitive verb institutionalize absorb sth into a system 1
- noun institutionalize Establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture. 1
- verb with object institutionalize to make institutional. 1
- verb with object institutionalize to make into or treat as an institution: the danger of institutionalizing racism. 1
- verb with object institutionalize to place or confine in an institution, especially one for the care of mental illness, alcoholism, etc. 1
- verb institutionalize to establish as a normal practice. 0
- verb institutionalize to commit a person to confinement in an institution. 0
- verb institutionalize If someone such as a sick, mentally ill, or old person is institutionalized, they are sent to stay in a special hospital or home, usually for a long period. 0
- verb institutionalize To institutionalize something means to establish it as part of a culture, social system, or organization. 0
- verb institutionalize to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institution 0
- verb institutionalize to place in an institution 0
- verb institutionalize to make or become an institution 0
- verb transitive institutionalize to make into or consider as an institution 0
- verb transitive institutionalize to place in an institution, as for treatment or detention 0