institutionalized
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
institutionalized
adjective
also British
institutionalised
/ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/
Brit
/ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/
institutionalized
adjective
also British
institutionalised
/ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/
Brit
/ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/
Britannica Dictionary definition of INSTITUTIONALIZED
1
a
:
created and controlled by an established organization
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institutionalized housing
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institutionalized religion
b
:
established as a common and accepted part of a system or culture
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an institutionalized practice
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institutionalized beliefs and values
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protests against institutionalized racism
2
[more institutionalized; most institutionalized]
— used to describe a person who has been living in an institution (such as a prison) for a very long time and is no longer able to live an independent life in the outside world
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After 20 years in prison, he had become completely institutionalized.
