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INSTITUTIONALISED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does institutionalised mean?
• INSTITUTIONALISED (adjective)
The adjective INSTITUTIONALISED has 2 senses:
1. officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution
2. given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system
Familiarity information: INSTITUTIONALISED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSTITUTIONALISED (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution
Synonyms:
institutionalised; institutionalized
Context example:
had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents
Sense 2
Meaning:
Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system
Synonyms:
institutionalised; institutionalized
Context example:
institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan
Similar:
institutional (organized as or forming an institution)
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