- To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to.
- To make part of a structured and usually well-established system: a society that has institutionalized injustice.
- To place (a person) in the care of an institution.
Dictionary:
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize (ĭn'stĭ-tū'shə-nə-līz', -tyū'-) ![]() |
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To place a person in a health care or custodial facility for psychologic or physical treatment or for the protection of the person or society.
| Translations: Institutionalize |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - institutionalisere, anbringe på institution
Nederlands (Dutch)
institutionaliseren, in een inrichting opnemen, officieel maken
Français (French)
v. tr. - institutionnaliser, placer dans un établissement spécialisé, interner
Deutsch (German)
v. - institutionalisieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θεσμοποιώ, θεσμοθετώ, εγκλείω σε ίδρυμα ή άσυλο (φρενοβλαβών κ.λπ.)
Italiano (Italian)
istituzionalizzare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - institucionalizar
Русский (Russian)
наделять законным статусом, помещать в какое-л. учреждение
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - institucionalizar, reglamentar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - institutionalisera, placera på en anstalt, göra till en institution
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使成公共团体, 使约定俗成, 使制度化, 将...收容在公共设施里
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成公共團體, 使約定俗成, 使制度化, 將...收容在公共設施裡
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공공단체로 만들다, 규정하다, (범죄자 등을)공공시설에 수용하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 公共団体にする, 制度化する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يمأسس, يحول الى مؤسسات
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - מיסד, אישפז
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