institutionalized
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
institutionalized
- simple past tense and past participle of institutionalize
Adjective[edit]
institutionalized (comparative more institutionalized, superlative most institutionalized)
- Having been established as an institution.
- It is very difficult to get bureaucracies to abandon their institutionalized practices.
- Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
- Once a potential employer learns that you've been institutionalized, you can forget about getting the job.
References[edit]
- institutionalized at OneLook Dictionary Search