institutionalization

Variant of institutionalize

institutionalize definition

in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize (-īz′)

transitive verb institutionalized -·ized′, institutionalizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to make into or consider as an institution
  2. to place in an institution, as for treatment or detention

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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