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institutionalize (v.)

"to put into institutional life" (usually deprecatory), 1897; see institution. Earlier (1860) it meant "to make into an institution" and "to adjust to life in an institution" (1893). Related: Institutionalized.

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Definitions of institutionalize from WordNet

institutionalize (v.)
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;
Synonyms: commit / institutionalise / send / charge
From wordnet.princeton.edu