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INSTITUTIONALISED
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution
Example:
had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents
Synonyms:
institutionalised; institutionalized
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system
Example:
institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan
Synonyms:
institutionalised; institutionalized
Classified under:
Similar:
institutional (organized as or forming an institution)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb institutionalise