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- Dictionaryinstitutionalize/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture: "he institutionalized the practice of collaborative research on a grand scale"
- 2. place or keep (someone) in a residential institution: "these adolescents had more contacts with the police and were charged and institutionalized more often"
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