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INSTITUTIONALIZED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does institutionalized mean? 

INSTITUTIONALIZED (adjective)
  The adjective INSTITUTIONALIZED has 2 senses:

1. officially placed in or committed to a specialized institutionplay

2. given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established systemplay

  Familiarity information: INSTITUTIONALIZED used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INSTITUTIONALIZED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution

Synonyms:

institutionalised; institutionalized

Context example:

had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents

Antonym:

noninstitutionalized (not committed to an institution)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system

Synonyms:

institutionalised; institutionalized

Context example:

institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan

Similar:

institutional (organized as or forming an institution)


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