institutionalize

in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize

vt

in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized or chiefly British in·sti·tu·tion·al·isedin·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing or chiefly British in·sti·tu·tion·al·is·ing

Definition of INSTITUTIONALIZE

1

: to place in or commit to an institution (as a nursing home or hospital) offering specialized care (as for mental illness, substance abuse, or terminal illness)

2

: to accustom (a person) so firmly to the care and supervised routine of an institution as to make incapable of managing a life outside

—in·sti·tu·tion·al·iza·tion or chiefly British in·sti·tu·tion·al·isa·tion \-ˌt(y)ü-shnəl-ə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌt(y)ü-shən-^əl-\ noun

Variants of INSTITUTIONALIZE

in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize or chiefly British in·sti·tu·tion·al·ise \ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnəl-ˌīz, -shən-^əl-\