Associations to the word «Institutionalize»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
INSTITUTIONALIZE, verb. To establish as a normal practice
INSTITUTIONALIZE, verb. To commit a person to confinement in an institution
Dictionary definition
INSTITUTIONALIZE, verb. Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.